The Caliphate Brings Trauma

Without warning, the ancient and long powerless institution of the caliphate returned to life on June 29, 2014. What does this event augur?
Gazans Fighting, Dying for ISIS (Video)

The Islamic State (ISIS) may be gaining a foothold in the Gaza Strip, as reports continue to emerge of Gazans joining the terror regime to fight in Syria and Iraq.
For Yazidis, Christians: ‘They Cut Us Like Sheep’ (Video)

It looks like a scene out of the Bible, a modern-day exodus. Tens of thousands of Yazidis made the 100-mile trek from Mt. Sinjar all the way to the United Nations refugee camp on the northern border.
Understanding the Israeli-Egyptian-Saudi Alliance

The partnership that has emerged in this war between Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia is a direct consequence of Obama’s abandonment of the US’s traditional allies.
Is CAIR Lying about a Rally for Hamas?

CAIR should be treated as a marginal and despised group like the Ku Klux Klan or the Nation of Islam.
Israeli Arabs in Search of Identity

The Balad Party – inherently – cannot identify with the Jewish State, despite its having members sitting in the Knesset.
The Beheading of James Foley and Other Unintended Consequences

Both the president and Mr. Kerry took pains to sever ISIS from the religion of Islam. But ISIS speaks precisely in Islamic terms and holds itself out to be authentic Islam.
Grand Strategy for the Middle East? We Don’t Know

Strolling through Jerusalem’s historic Yemin Moshe quarter on a pleasant August morning, my ears caught a ringing, melodic sound emanating from within the walls of the Old City
Western Sex Slaves for ISIS: The Twisted Psychology of Jihad Brides

The most barbaric bunch of blood-thirsty misogynists this side of Genghis Khan are yearning for western “brides”
ISIS Militants Behead US Journalist in Message to Obama

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed on Tuesday to have executed 40-year-old American journalist James Foley in a revenge attack for US airstrikes in Iraq.