The Obama Administration and the Israeli-Palestinian Issue
By: Sarah Stern and Kyle Shideler Last week, the Obama administration freed up $192 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority that had been put on hold by the United States Congress’ Committee...
View Article‘GIs caught in the crossfire in Syria’
This could very easily have been a headline today, if approximately 18 years ago, a tiny group of friends and I had not succeeded in our endeavors. This has truly hit home today, as I opened up this...
View ArticleThe Many Conflicts of Syria
Since it evolved from the early Arab Spring-style demonstrations in some Syrian cities, to what is now, in the words of Bashar Assad, “a real state of war from all angles,” the Syrian conflict has...
View ArticleOnce Again, Hillary Clinton is Silent as Israel Gets Thrown Under the Bus
On November 11, 1999, then First Lady Hillary Clinton paid a visit to Mrs. Suha Arafat in Ramallah. Mrs. Clinton sat by calmly and dispassionately as Mrs. Arafat made an outrageous allegation that the...
View ArticleAppeasing the Muslim Brotherhood Crocodile
By: Sarah Stern and Kyle Shideler This weekend, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made her first visit to Egypt since Mohammad Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was elected president of Egypt. Despite...
View ArticleIsrael Strikes Iran: A Worst Case Scenario
The tension in the Middle East is palpable. More potential triggers for regional conflict exist at this time, than any in recent memory. As Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Aviv Kochavi recently...
View ArticleA Tough Place To Live
As everyone’s eyes have been focused on the election this fall, scant attention has been paid as the Middle East continues to unravel. Israel, as always, seems to be sitting in the eye of the storm....
View Article8 Facts to Remember About The Israeli-Palestinian Arab Crisis
Perhaps one of the most intensely debated issues these days is the “Israeli-(Palestinian) Arab Conflict.” Everyone has an opinion on which party is more at fault here, and how the crisis should be...
View ArticleJohn Kerry’s Folly
The entire Middle East is imploding. This past week, alone, scores of people were reportedly killed in protests in Egypt. The Sinai Peninsula which has been the base for a robust smuggling...
View ArticleTwo Decades of Oslo’s Failure
Abandoning existing assumptions is no easy matter. Students of world politics, like politicians, are prisoners of their paradigms, unwilling or unable to escape the premise… and are constantly tempted...
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