Why the Dutch are Wrong
A Dutch court is presently considering a petition by the Dutch Islamic Federation seeking a review of whether Dutch Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders’s new 15-minute video Fitna (strife) violates...
View ArticleWhen Dialogue becomes Dangerous
The recent meeting between former President Jimmy Carter and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Damascus has once again highlighted the perils of negotiating with terrorists. Carter emerged from that...
View ArticlePower and the Perception of Weakness
Nowhere is power (or the lack thereof) more clearly understood than in Middle Eastern culture. Coming from a Western perspective, we continually fail to recognize that concessions, territorial...
View ArticleEurope’s Hezbollah Dilemma
The long-awaited results of the Bulgarian investigation into the Burgas terrorist bombing last July 18th has placed enormous pressure on the European Union to proscribe Hezbollah as a terrorist...
View ArticleWhen Fantasies Become Policies
In July 2013, Israel’s Ministry of Justice disclosed the names of Palestinian terrorists who will be released over the next nine months as the price Washington is demanding from the Israelis to entice...
View ArticleThe Turkish Betrayal – Global Implications
On October 16th, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reported that in 2012, Turkey, a NATO member, gave Iranian intelligence the identities of at least 10 Iranian spies who had been meeting in...
View ArticlePalestinian State Recognition – The Unfolding Disaster
The British House of Commons in session In a spectacular display of ignorance, immorality and malice in early October, Sweden’s new prime minister announced that his government plans to extend...
View ArticleNetanyahu’s siren call to Congress must be heeded
On March 3rd, despite conflicting opinions on the wisdom of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s addressing the U.S. Congress on Iran without specific U.S. presidential approval, Netanyahu is scheduled to...
View ArticlePalestinian Statehood – Separating Fact from Fantasy
The NY Times recently reported that the Vatican has concluded a treaty recognizing Palestinian statehood. During Israel’s recent election, however, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented...
View ArticleFostering a culture of death has its price
Contrary to the wishes of the U.S. State Department, the U.S. House of Representatives has just frozen $370 million in financial aid to the Palestinian Authority in response to mounting criticism...
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