Solving the Middle East’s Problems

Three months from now, in December, it will be the fifth anniversary of the transmogrification known – in its early stages – as the “Arab Spring.”
Middle East Provocations And Predictions

A region notorious for its problems also offers some good news.
Sorry, Egypt No Longer a Province of the Ottoman Empire

The neo-Ottoman ambitions of Turkey’s Islamists, to make Egypt a “neo-khedivate,” have crashed into the wall of Middle Eastern realities.
A Proposed Solution to Europe’s Migrant Problem

What do the hot weather and the Islamic and African migrants to Europe have in common?
Egypt’s Natural Gas is Destabilizing Netanyahu’s Government

For Netanyahu, approving the gas deal is crucial because his contested leadership is at stake and so is Israel’s international credibility.
Losing the War of Ideas

Ideas are the most powerful human force.
The Disgraceful Link Drawn Between the Holocaust and the Nakba

At the end of the previous school year, I was lecturing at Ben Gurion University about these issues, among other things.
Israeli Lawmakers Scramble as “Supergiant” Gas Field Discovered Off Coast of Egypt

A “supergiant” natural gas field has been discovered off the coast of Egypt, believed to be the “largest-ever” gas field found in the Mediterranean Sea.
Egypt and the Hamas “Cockroaches”

What were your four [Hamas] men doing in Sinai?
Hamas, Still Teaching Terror to Kids, Awaits Iran Windfall

With the nuke deal, and billions of dollars already on the way to Iran’s coffers, Hamas sees hope of recovery.