The so-called Middle East peace process between the Israelis and the “Palestinians” is essentially dead, and it will be quite some time before there’s an attempt to revive it. Israeli statesman Abba Eban’s famous quote about the “Palestinians” never missing
by Rob Miller15 Nov 2011, 1:12 PM PST0
The recent bloody clashes and unrest in Egypt is merely a foretaste of what could easily occur during elections next month. The latest violence between Egypt’s Christian Copts and the army involved a protest over a whole series of church
by Rob Miller19 Oct 2011, 1:47 PM PST0
The remains of the 30 Americans killed in the recent crash in AFPak returned to the US today, and that return was the occasion for a cynical photo-op that ignored the wishes of both the Pentagon and the fallen warrior’s
by Rob Miller11 Aug 2011, 5:31 AM PST0
I’ve long been aware that Norway is one of the most anti-Semitic countries in Europe, but this is a rather unique bit of supremely ugly hypocrisy. In an interview with the Israeli daily Maariv, Norway’s ambassador to Israel Svein Sevje
by Rob Miller28 Jul 2011, 4:04 AM PST0
Yes, Fatah and Hamas have decided to resume their sitdown to sort things out. They’ll meet in Cairo later this month to iron out the remaining wrinkles. Here’s what’s really at issue. There’s some wrangling about who takes over, but
by Rob Miller26 Jul 2011, 2:51 PM PST0
“But if you could examine the goods they bring They have little to offer but the songs they sing And the plentiful waste of time of day A plentiful waste of time…” The ‘Palestinians’ are continuing to use the threat
by Rob Miller7 Jul 2011, 5:55 PM PST0
Over the July Fourth weekend, there was a major development in the Fast and Furious investigation when BATF head Ken Melson made a surprise July 4th appearance before Darrel Issa and Chuck Grassley’s congressional committee put together to investigate Fast
by Rob Miller7 Jul 2011, 6:11 AM PST0
Ex-Clintonista George Stephanopoulos did his very best to torpedo Michele Bachmann yesterday on his ‘news’ show. In the course of his extremely smarmy interview, he asked her about a quote of hers to the effect that the Founding Fathers worked
by Rob Miller29 Jun 2011, 11:09 AM PST0
Peace is said to be a high priority, no matter whom you talk to.People crave it and pray for it, and rightly so. This is a much more important issue, I think, than most of us realize, especially in these
by Rob Miller9 Jun 2011, 1:24 PM PST0
Hamas and Fatah have signed a reconciliation deal in Cairo, agreeing to an interim government and setting a date for elections in a year’s time. The deal was brokered by Egypt’s intelligence service. In a statement carried by the Egyptian
by Rob Miller27 Apr 2011, 3:24 PM PST0
The major game changer in the Middle East isn’t in Egypt, or Libya or Bahrain, or Yemen…it’s in Syria, where major protests against the Assad regime continue to explode. In spite of heavy crackdowns by the regime’s security forces, there
by Rob Miller19 Apr 2011, 3:24 AM PST0
The following is a statement released by General David Petraeus and and NATO Ambassador Mark Sedwill: KABUL, Afghanistan (April 3, 2011) – In view of the events of recent days, we feel it is important on behalf of ISAF [i.e.,
by Rob Miller8 Apr 2011, 1:56 PM PST0
Remember when the pundits, columnists and the newsrooms in the dinosaur media were practically jumping out of their shoes touting the Egyptian ‘pro-democracy’ movement? How wonderful it all was, and how Egypt was going to be the new liberal paradise
by Rob Miller25 Mar 2011, 12:23 PM PST0
The United States has a unique and brilliant opportunity to entirely change our feckless image in the Middle East at one swoop – and get rid of a dangerous enemy to the US at the same time. In view of
by Rob Miller21 Feb 2011, 5:49 PM PST0
While everyone’s eyes are on Egypt and its possible Islamization, something even more significant is going on under the wire in Turkey. The government of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan took a major step towards consolidating its regime by conducting
by Rob Miller15 Feb 2011, 8:33 AM PST0
The latest dinosaur media meme involves a comparison of two speeches given within hours of one another on the Tucson shootings- Sarah Palin’s video and President Barack Obama’s in a Tucson Basketball stadium. Obama’s speech is lauded as showing him
by Rob Miller14 Jan 2011, 8:28 AM PST0
I had an e-mail exchange with an extremely reliable source of mine within the Palestinian Authority government who provided a unique window into how they plan to proceed. According to him, the PA has been going back and forth with
by Rob Miller12 Jan 2011, 11:54 AM PST0
No, I’m not kidding..I wish I were. Hillary Clinton was speaking in front of an Arab audience in Abu Dhabi and was asked `why the 9/11 terror attacks, the work of a handful of men, had been allowed to color
by Rob Miller11 Jan 2011, 12:23 PM PST0
No, I’m not kidding..I wish I were. Hillary Clinton was speaking in front of an Arab audience in Abu Dhabi and was asked `why the 9/11 terror attacks, the work of a handful of men, had been allowed to color
by Rob Miller11 Jan 2011, 8:25 AM PST0
Many people who are informed about what’s actually happening in the Middle East constantly wonder why Israel fares so badly in the information wars. The following example gives us a pretty good idea why. Jawaher Abu Rahmah, a ‘Palestinian’ activist,
by Rob Miller5 Jan 2011, 4:58 AM PST0
When the United States officially announced that negotiations over the proposed extension of Israel’s building freeze had failed, an interesting thing happened. The way the news was announced, it was phrased in such a way as to appear that the
by Rob Miller12 Dec 2010, 3:59 AM PST0
Channel Two in Israel has reported that the US and Israel will make announcements tonight that the proposed deal of US benefits and assurances in exchange for a 90 day extension of the building freeze in Judea and Samaria is
by Rob Miller7 Dec 2010, 2:40 PM PST0
I’ve long known The Atlantic has at least one resident Jew hater and Israel basher in Andrew Sullivan. It appears the virus has spread to Jeff Goldberg as well. In response to the catastrophic forest fires in Israel, the Jewish
by Rob Miller7 Dec 2010, 7:00 AM PST0
In a vote of 333-79, the House voted yesterday to censure Charlie Rangel. It’s the most serious penalty they could give him short of expulsion. Let’s reiterate what Rangel actually did, and then we’ll discuss the horrendous penalty. To summarize
by Rob Miller3 Dec 2010, 5:53 AM PST0
Bye-bye Oslo Al Quds al Arabi ( Arabic ) is reporting that the Palestinian Authority’s unelected Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad announced on his radio show that the PA no longer will be bound by the Oslo Accords they and Israel
by Rob Miller3 Dec 2010, 1:22 AM PST0