Drums of War

War in the Middle East is not news. After all, at any given moment in this violent and complex region, there is at least one war being waged, either inside a country or between two of them.
The Return of the Rule of Law

Two thirds of Israeli Arabs say that their Knesset representatives are not advancing their interests.
Kremlin Refuses to Label Hezbollah, Hamas as Terror Groups

Labeling Hamas and Hezbollah as official terrorist organizations is off the table for the Kremlin, a senior Russian official said.
ISIS On Retreat as US-Led Coalition Pushes Back

The Islamic State has lost at least 30 percent of the territory it once held in Iraq and Syria.
US Warns it Will “Respond to Provocations” After North Korea Claims to Have Tested Hydrogen Bomb

Following North Korea’s Wednesday announcement that it has tested a hydrogen bomb, the US released a statement making clear that it will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state.
Will Dubai’s Good Times Last?

I hope so, for the UAE offers a path ahead to a region badly needing just that.
Why ISIS Needs to Be Destroyed Now

Dany Shoham, a top Israeli expert on chemical and biological warfare, has written a truly alarming overview of ISIS’s progress on weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Russian Imperialism Meets Illusions of Ottoman Grandeur

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he found it difficult to understand what Russia was doing in Syria, since “it does not even border Syria.”
Israeli Settlers, Meet Brazil’s Settlers

Governments sometimes shows their dissatisfaction at another country’s policies by refusing to recognize its ambassador.
Prayers for 2016: Times are Quickly Changing – Can We Keep Up?

There is no doubt that we are living in Messianic times.