Gulf Arab Leaders: Obama Administration Is Biggest Threat to our Security By Barry RubinWant to understand the real Middle East? Then pay attention to the following. Let’s say an important and outspoken Gulf Arab gave a frank and thoughtful assessment of the region’s security problems. Read More »

The following by Yedidya Atlas is reposted here with permission. A Syrian Scorecard for Hillary Clinton By: Yedidya AtlasSpeaking at the UN Security Council last week Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared, “It is time for the international community to put aside our own differences and send a clear message of support to the people of Syria. Read More »

PRESS RELEASEFebruary 8, 2012 Contact: Naftali BalansonNGO Monitor+972-2-566-1020 mail@ngo-monitor.org NGO Monitor condemns Adalah for apartheid/BDS event European and NIF funders must intervene, re-evaluate their support JERUSALEM – In advance of an Read More »

From DG: 1) Syria scorecard Last week Jackson Diehl wrote Syria’s outcome has high stakes for the entire Mideast , which is a scorecard of all the players in the Middle East and how the rebellion in Syria impacts each. Read More »

In 2000, Bill Clinton proposed a two-state peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians. The Israelis agreed–accepting enormous concessions on territory, security, and Jerusalem. Tragically, the Palestinian Authority–led by Yasser Arafat–rejected the offer and launched the Second Intifada. Read More »

From Arlene Kushner: February 7, 2012 “The Trees…” It pleases me to begin with mention of Tu B’Shvat, which starts tonight. Read More »

From DG: 1) Too much coverage? Honest Reporting asks whether Disproportionate Coverage (of Israel) is a good thing or a bad thing. Brings to mind a conversation I once had with a kibbutznik during the early, heady days of Oslo. Read More »

Could Palestinian Authority leader Abbas be developing into an Assad-wannabe ? The US-backed Palestinian Authority security forces belonging to Mahmoud Abbas and Salam Fayyad have been monitoring the activities of Palestinians on Facebook to make sure that no one criticizes them. Read More »

Or has Twitter caught up with 1984? Either way, @digitaldjeli tweets that: Saudi writer @Hmzmz flees the country after he was accused of blasphemy on Twitter #saudiarabia It was only last year that Twitter was sharing credit with Facebook for making the Tahrir Square protests possible. Read More »

A tweet from @ThisIsPalestine: There are no #Palestinian extremists. There are only mainstream #Palestinians that everyone ELSE considers extreme. #Palestine If only. If only there really were no Palestinian extremists. If only “everyone ELSE” considered the deliberate murder of unarmed civilians extreme . Read More »

Iran is claiming that it launched a satellite into space : Iran’s state-run media reported that the country had launched into space a small satellite carried by a homemade rocket. Read More »

The following by Barry Rubin is reposted with permission Egypt Et Cetera: When the Moderates are Radicals You’re in Trouble By Barry RubinDear readers, I’d like to share with you a secret. Every day I read articles or some form of writings by people who claim to be experts on the Middle East. Read More »

From DG: 1) The Almog family A few years ago Gen. Doron Almog had to sit on a plane in England rather than disembark because an arrest warrant had been issued against him. Rather than risk arrest, he stayed on the plane. Gen Almog was among the first commandos to land in Entebb e to rescue the hostages. Read More »

From Arlene Kushner: February 4, 2021 Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat) “How to Figure?” Just days ago, we learned, via what we were told was an accidental slip by Senator Dianne Feinstein, that Mossad officials were in the US for discussions with officials there with regard to Iran. Then on Thursday, there were two occurrences in tandem. Read More »

Why No Peace? Because the PA Tells Its People that Murdering Israeli Civilians Makes You a Hero By Barry RubinThe trouble with the Palestinian Authority (PA) is that while in the Western mass media it is virtually always portrayed as moderate the PA simply doesn’t act that way. Read More »

Here is this week’s Latma: Technorati Tag: Israel and Latma . Read More »

From DG: 1) Increasing Iranian Isolation The New York Times reports Effort to Rebrand Arab Spring Backfires in Iran . The article is about a conference held in Tehran about the “Arab Awakening.”: The Tehran conference coincided with fresh signs of division between Iran and other Muslim countries. Read More »

From Arlene Kushner: February 2, 2012 “How Long?” How long do we play the role of sitting ducks, instead of taking the offensive against enemies? Yes, this is a recurring theme of mine, and I’ve asked this question, in one form or another, several times before. Unfortunately, I’m likely be moved to ask it again in the future. Read More »

A Brave Rape Victim in Tahrir Square and a Brave Egyptian Actor Teach Us All How to Behave Properly By Barry RubinPresident Barack Obama will probably be defeated in November by people voting for the Republican candidate who will then tell their friends that they voted for Obama. Read More »

From DG: Fayyad down, Abbas up Salam Fayyad the Palestinian prime minister has introduced a series of unpopular economic measures leading to Support for Palestinian Authority Erodes as Prices and Taxes Rise : But over the past two weeks Palestinians have been taking to the streets here and in other West Bank cities to denounce Mr. Read More »