We are hearing a great deal about a budding “Democracy movement” spreading throughout the Middle East. Many are calling it an “Arab Spring.” The belief is that after centuries of totalitarian oppression, the Arab street is suddenly pining for more
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Pakistan shuts down intelligence sharing liaison centers Pakistanis in Lahore protesting the U.S. raid to kill Osama bin Laden In further moves to end military and intelligence cooperation with the United States, Pakistan has
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Bitter fights over Greece’s debt deepen Europe’s financial crisis Some analysts are comparing Greece’s Prime Minister George Papandreou to the mythical Sisyphus, because every time he does something to try to reduce Greece’s debt,
The level of corruption in Mexico continues to amaze me. No, I didn’t say “surprise me.” Nothing seems to be surprising anymore as our neighbor to the south continues to fight an orgy of violence, corruption, and economic deprivation, all
President Obama’s recent Middle East vision statement is highly disturbing–even for this president it stands out. His perfidious demand that Israel recede to 1967 borders is imprudent, callow and dangerously amateurish. Does he actually expect this terminally weakened and militarily
Through its 63 years of war and peace – Israel has shown once and again its willingness to go very far for peace. Israel is willing to give up significant land in exchange for true lasting peace. Over the last
President Barack Obama addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) today, and doubled down on his call for a return to the “1967 lines” as the basis for restarting negotiations towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.
A major realignment led by Saudi Arabia is in progress in the Mideast, triggered by the Arab uprisings and by anger in the Gulf states over President Obama’s responses, especially with respect to Iran. Saudi King Abdullah The incident that
The Democratic Party should be ashamed of itself. Today its members proved themselves to be nothing but partisan hacks who care more about party politics than doing the right thing. While President Obama’s speech regarding Middle East generated much criticism
When President George Bush announced his Mideast Roadmap to Peace in 2003, I wrote that the plan could never succeed because the survivors of the genocidal 1936-49 war between Arabs and Jews, including Yasser Arafat and Ariel Sharon, were disappearing,
I was out sick yesterday so I was unable to write today’s column for the Jerusalem Post. I did manage to watch President Obama’s speech on the Middle East yesterday evening. And I didn’t want to wait until next week
President Obama’s latest paean to what he calls “the Muslim world,” delivered at the State Department today, was an exercise in whistling past the graveyard of real and growing dangers and a litany of misleading statements that borders on official
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. In tonight’s speech, Obama will promise aid to Egypt and Tunisia President Obama plans to propose new economic help to Tunisia and Egypt in his speech to the nation on Thursday evening. The economic
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have some explaining to do. On Sunday, Israel was invaded along its border with Syria. More than 100 Syrians successfully infiltrated the country and rioted violently in Majdal Shams for several
On Thursday, President Obama will “reach out” yet again to what he insists on calling “the Muslim world.” Think of it as the 2.0 version of his much-ballyhooed, but seriously deficient, 2009 speech at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. His message
May 14th. On this day 63 years ago the Modern state of Israel was founded, it is celebrated yearly on the Hebrew date as Yom HaAtzmaut, Independence Day. More recently another name has been attached to it; “Nakba.” Nakba is
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are going to have to account for their actions on Sunday, after firing on unarmed protesters crossing into Israel from Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, an action that is being described as a violation of international
The bloody events of the so called “Nakba Day” have been planned for a while. For months now the 3rd Palestinian Intifada movement has been promoting their anti Israel event on May 15th. At noon today after a 63 seconds
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Euro crisis talks thrown into disarray by Strauss-Kahn rape charge Dominique Strauss-Kahn (Reuters) The juiciest story to come out over the weekend was the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sexual assault charges. Strauss-Kahn is
George Mitchell, President Obama’s Special Envoy for the Mideast, resigned on Friday, after two years on the job, accomplishing pretty much nothing. It comes as Palestinians commemorate the anniversary of the founding of Israel, the “Naqba” or catastrophe. It also
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Hundreds of refugees crossing border from Syria to Lebanon Syria has been cracking down violently on protesters in the town of Talkilakh, on the border with Lebanon. Hundreds of women and children are fleeing
From the Associated Press: Syrian security forces opened fire on thousands of protesters Friday, killing at least six people as soldiers tried to head off demonstrations by occupying mosques and blocking public squares.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Austerity protesters clash with police in Athens, Greece, during nationwide strike Exploding petrol bombs during clashes with riot police in Athens on Wednesday Police clashed with protesters in Athens and Thessaloniki in Greece on
Syria might not be elected to the U.N.’s Human Rights Council after all. Syria has been poised for some time to be elected by the U.N. General Assembly to the “Arab seat” on the Human Rights Council. However, with Syria’s
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