Israel in a changing Middle East
Since 2011, the Middle East has been engulfed by a process of profound political change. Long-established regimes have been swept away. New political forces have risen and sometimes rapidly fallen.
Biden Spins Fantasies, Middle East Heats Up
Vice-President Joe Biden said that the talks with Iran, which began about a year ago and recently were extended for another seven months, had “brought significant benefits” and slowed down Iran’s nuclear program.
YouTube Disables MEMRI TV Channel
Middle East Media Research Institute, which monitors, translates, and studies Arab, Iranian and Turkish media, schoolbooks, and religious sermons, had its YouTube channel unceremoniously removed Tuesday, Isreallycool blog reported.
Evil spirit taking over Middle Eastern studies
The source of hostility toward Israel can be found in the American academia. If this is the education young students get, what will the lecturers of the next decade teach?
Iran Rising: Mullah-Backed Rebels Reach Yemen’s Capital
The Middle East is currently the arena for a cross-border sectarian war.
How Amnesty International Suppresses Free Speech
Last month the Columbia University chapter of Amnesty International invited me to deliver a talk on human rights in the Middle East.
War of Words Between Bibi & Obama Drives Voter Turnout of US Citizens in Israel
Over 30,000 U.S. citizens living in Israel cast their vote in last week’s U.S. elections.
Terror Decentral
Today the main factor unifying al-Qaida and Islamic State and their sister groups and followers in the region and worldwide is ideology.
Punished For Being Raped and For Accusing Rapists: Women’s Burden Under Sharia
ISIS has just be-headed a woman in Baquba because she dared to resist being raped.
The “Explosive Growth” of Jihadism in the Netherlands
The home-grown jihadist movement in the Netherlands is experiencing sudden and explosive growth, according to a new report published by the Dutch intelligence service, AIVD.