By Rick Ungar Set aside, for the moment, the diplomatic row being sparked by Speaker of the House John Boehner as he seeks to create two conflicting foreign policies for the United States—one pursued by the President and the other… Read More ›
Middle East
Ultra-Orthodox Women in Israel Launch Their Own Political Party
By Miriam Krule When it comes to Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish women, we tend to hear mostly about the terrible things that happen to them—from having to sit in the back of public buses to being banned from hosting or even… Read More ›
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Great Wall’ to keep out Isil
By Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent When a raiding party from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant attacked a Saudi border post last week, it was no mere hit on a desert outpost. The jihadists were launching an assault… Read More ›
Syria Photo Guide – Syria Comment
By Daniel Demeter Syria Photo Guide is my attempt to share with the world the immense beauty and rich heritage of the country in which I spent several wonderful years. The website was originally envisioned to serve as a guide… Read More ›
‘ISIL is losing’: Iraqis optimistic for 2015
Circumstances of battle have changed in favour of Iraqi troops since June, local security officials say. Baghdad – Iraqi security forces backed by Shia militias, Kurdish forces and Sunni Muslim tribesmen will drive the Islamic State of Iraq and the… Read More ›
Settlers throw stones at U.S. consulate convoy in West Bank after destroying 5000 Olive Trees
Settlers from the Adei Ad illegal outpost in the West Bank threw stones on Friday at an American consulate convoy, which arrived at the area to examine complaints that settlers destroyed Palestinian-owned olive groves the day before. One of the… Read More ›
Feature: Palestinian youth keen on start-ups in E-zone
Sitting down and facing their computers, members of nine companies in the mini technology park in Palestine are working in their own start-ups, trying to overcome borders and secure a place in the Arab market. The tech park, known as… Read More ›
Aleppo, Syria – A Long History
ALEPPO THE ENCHANTED CITY Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world; it has been inhabited since perhaps as early as the 6th millennium BC.[10] Excavations at Tell as-Sawda and Tell al-Ansari, just south of… Read More ›
If UN Recognizes Palestine, Israel Must Annex in Judea-Samaria
Likud Central Committee chairman Danny Danon, who is challenging Binyamin Netanyahu for leadership of the party, on Saturday night called on Israel to respond to an expected UN recognition of the Palestinian Authority (PA) as the “state of Palestine” by… Read More ›
Predictions for Syria in 2015 by Joshua Landis
Here is a year end wrap up and predictions for 2015 for Syria and no solution in sight. It is very sobering article from a US Syrian expert. Oil is more important than bombs in that area, and the rich… Read More ›
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