4,000 Year Old Assyrian Marriage Contract Mirrors Biblical Abraham and Hagar
A recently published study presented a 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablet that was an Assyrian marriage contract closely resembling the arrangement between Abraham and Hagar, but with significant differences.
Why Palestinian Delusions Persist
Palestinian delusion results, then, from a toxic mix of Islamic doctrine, international succor, and Israeli timidity.
Depressing Conclusions to be Drawn From the Sad Story of the Kurds
The Kurdish people have an inalienable right to their own national homeland just as other nations do.
The Turkish Love-Hate Relationship with America
Turks often expose degrees of confusion when asked about their foreign policy preferences.
Erdoğan Goes After Turkey’s Teacher ‘Terrorists’
Özakça and Gülmen should not be left to the mercy of a remorseless state apparatus. They must be lent every kind of international support.
Saving NATO from Turkey
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, known as NATO, faces an existential problem.
Turkey Plans Move to Box in Kurds in Northern Syria
The Turkish military this week scouted Syria’s Idlib province, in the north-west of the country, in preparation for a military operation in the province.
What Next, Once ISIS Falls?
What is coming next, after the imminent defeat of ISIS?
Mossad
So long as totalitarians weave their evil schemes, the people will remain oppressed, Israel will be threatened, and the Mossad chiefs will have job security.
The Case For Kurdish Independence
One thing is clear: if the US continues to neglect its “friends” and allies in the region – those on the front line in the fight against ISIS – the damage to its credibility will only increase.