Oman Visit Only Latest Point of Support for Israel
Subtle message is that Iran is the problem and Muscat’s gesture is good for the Middle East
Human Rights: Other Views – Part III
Refugees and the Arab States
Human Rights: Other Views – Part II
We have seen in Part One of this article how far Western standards of human rights differ from those guaranteed by Islam. One obvious outcome of this disparity is, of course, that citizens of Muslim countries are accorded fewer rights than their counterparts in liberal democracies.
Firing Tillerson Removed an Obstacle to Peace
As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was being fired on Tuesday, his central assumptions about the Palestinian conflict with Israel, which are shared by the entire Washington foreign policy establishment, literally blew up in Gaza.
After Bahrain Visit, Rabbi Says Gulf State Will Establish Ties With Israel Within Two Years
A delegation of 17 North American Jews from the Hampton Synagogue on Long Island made history last week when they embarked on the first ever Jewish delegation to the Gulf state of Bahrain.
Religion and Politics in the Feud Between Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Are the strained relations between Qatar, Iran, and Turkey on one side and the Saudis, Bahrain, the Emirates and Egypt on the other leading to head-on war?
Questions and Answers: The Emirate Plan
Every few days I receive queries from readers who want to know more about the “Emirate Plan,” an idea I have suggested as a solution to the Israel-Palestinian Arab conflict in Judea and Samaria as well as Gaza.
Iran is Becoming Increasingly Isolated as More Arab Nations Cut Ties
In response to the attack of Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran, three Arab nations have severed diplomatic ties with Iran, and two have downgraded diplomatic relations with the Middle East bully.
An Arab Prince Denounces Islamism
In a remarkable but thus-far unnoticed address on Dec. 5, Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, the crown prince of Bahrain (an island kingdom in the Persian Gulf and home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet), candidly analyzed the Islamist enemy and suggested important ways to fight it.
First Time In the Arab World: Events Marking the Holocaust
Two unusual events relating to Holocaust remembrance took place in the Arab world in December 2013: a first official conference on the Holocaust was held in Tunisia, dealing with Holocaust of the Jews of Tunisia, and the first visit by an Arab diplomat to a Holocaust memorial site, when Bahraini ambassador to France Nasser Al-Balushi […]
