International

Abbas talks peace on Israeli TV

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– The weekly Israeli TV program, “Meet the Press” was devoted today to an extended interview with the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority in which Abu Mazen spoke persuasively about making peace with Israel. Recently, Prime Minister Netanyahu has repeatedly expressed similar sentiments. So why is the peace process deadlocked? To start […]

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Middle East

U.S. Middle East policy undermines friends, strengthens enemies

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel00For a comprehensive statement of current U.S. Middle East policy you can’t do better than the testimony of Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William J. Burns at the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on March 17, 2011. It’s horrifying. Here’s my summary of the key point: The United States will

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Barry Shaw, Middle East, USA

J Street praises congressional letter seeking continued aid to Israel, P.A.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –  J Street welcomed a congressional letter on Friday to President Obama, led by Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Anna Eshoo (CA-14) and signed by 116 members of Congress, in support of the Administration’s efforts to maintain current levels of foreign aid to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The letter is signed by nearly

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Middle East

Itamar murders question validity of arming and training Palestinian police

By Shoshana Bryen WASHNGTON, D.C.  — It appears that members of the American-trained Palestinian Security Force on the West Bank abetted the Itamar terrorists, prompting outrage over the fact that American military personnel are training Palestinian Security Forces in the first place. The outrage looks through the back end of the microscope – minimizing and

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Uh-Oh! Egyptian revolutionaries ungrateful to Obama Administration

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel  — Who’d possibly have thought it? Answer: Anybody who understands the Middle East. You see, the Obama Administration rushed to get rid of the Mubarak government in the belief that this action would make Egyptians see that they are simply wonderful people. This would assure that Egypt and America remained good

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Middle East, USA

Ending ‘occupation’ won’t end hatred, terror

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–“Mourning for the victims has barely begun, but the government has already managed to discredit their memory.” So writes Bernard Avishai, the Canadian born Israeli political commentator and consultant who spends much time in the United States. He’s referring to the ways in which the Government of Israel has exploited the

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Middle East

U.S. policy makers should apply Cold War lessons to Middle East

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — I just don’t get it. The more degrees from famous universities U.S. leaders have, the less they seem to know, especially about history. Consider this in light of their inability to understand that not only al-Qaida but also Syria, Hamas, Hizballah, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the AKP government in

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