Palestinians: “The Slap of the Century”

The US administration is now saying that it will announce its plan for peace in the Middle East, also known as the “Deal of the Century,”
Staving Off Nuclear War in the Middle East

Dedicated scholarship and analysis are indispensable in addressing and planning for the looming nuclear reality in the Middle East. A call for action.
A Cautious Alliance

Relations between Qatar and Iran have drawn closer in recent years, and there is reason to expect that the current closeness is set to deepen still further in the period ahead.
Iran Threatens Tel Aviv; Netanyahu Warns Revolution Celebrations Could be Last

As part of Iran’s celebrations commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, the Deputy head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps political bureau Yadollah Javani said the Jewish state would suffer if America struck Iran.
Why Palestinians Oppose an Anti-Iran Coalition

The Palestinians have good reason to believe that some influential Arab countries have given up on both them and the Palestinian cause.
Israel’s Uphill Battle with Iran in Syria

The more public it is and the more it sets a goal of Iranian withdrawal from Syria the more there will be questions about how it will accomplish that bar.
Are We Seeing The Repentance of Ishmael?

The year 2018 saw a number of Arab governments speaking openly about normalizing relations with Israel. On a political level, the fresh interest in Israel by Arab countries seems to be fueled by a desire to team up against a potentially nuclear Shiite Iran. Iran is home to 70 million Shiite Muslims.
Chronicler of Iraq’s Jewish History Murdered in Karbala

Alaa Mashzoub told the tale of how Iraq once was. He wrote about the country’s historic Jewish community. He told stories about Karbala and wrote novels.
America’s Real Enemy in the Middle East – Iran

Some friends of the United States are rightly unhappy that the American focus on Iran may lower the heat on the increasingly radical and aggressive but still-NATO-ally Turkey.
Below, Within and Above

Recent statements by a number of Israeli officials have claimed a degree of success in Israel’s efforts to contain and rollback Iran’s entrenchment in Syria.Â