Even the United States has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s demand that Israel be recognized as the nation-state of the Jewish people.
Israel’s Demand to be Recognized the Nation-State of One People a Non-Starter
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Middle East & North Africa
Israel’s Madrassas
At best, when taught in schools, extremist religious views dilute the quality of education; at worst, they breed violence.
Enabled by Obama, Netanyahu Attempts to Hold Back the Tide of History
President Obama does Israel no favors in the long run by urging European leaders not to support Palestinian statehood in a U.N. vote.
A Haggadah for AIPAC
President Obama’s recent speech on the Middle East and subsequent attempts to coddle Benjamin Netanyahu, not to mention the latter’s speeches to congress and AIPAC, have raised questions about Jewish attitudes toward redemption and liberation.
WikiLeaks: Saudi-Financed Madrassas More Widespread in Pakistan Than Thought
Some feel that if the United States continues to provide financial aid to Islamabad, it will be recognized as acceptance of flourishing Islamist extremism in Pakistan.
The New Face Of War
The assassination of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden did more than knock off U.S. Public Enemy Number One. It formalized a new kind of warfare, where sovereignty is irrelevant, armies tangential, and decisions are secret. It is, in the words of counterinsurgency expert John Nagl, “an astounding change in the nature of warfare.”
60-Second Expert: Yemen
Despite major demographic and infrastructural differences, the Yemeni people face with the same fundamental problems that the successful insurgents of the Arab world have sought to eradicate through collective action this year. The 32-year-old regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh has systematically denied basic political and economic rights to the country’s majority, controlling the population through a combination of “bribe-a-tribe” cronyism and outright political repression.
Obama’s Reset: Arab Spring or Same Old Thing?
This week, the words will take center stage. On Thursday, according to administration officials, President Obama will “reset” American policy in the Middle East with a major address offering a comprehensive look at the Arab Spring, “a unified theory about the popular uprisings from Tunisia to Bahrain,” and possibly a new administration approach to the region.
Cakewalk to (Baghdad) Tehran
Many of the same people who led the push for regime-change in Baghdad now have their sights set on Tehran.
Obama: Surrendered Wife?
For some people, there’s nothing President Obama can do to prove his love for Israel. He could pull a Sammy Davis, Jr. and convert to Judaism. He could give Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a big kiss on the lips. He could personally expel Palestinians from East Jerusalem. And still Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin would kvetch. “Yes, but what have you done for us today?” the ultra-Zionist would say. “Did you call this morning? Where are the fresh flowers? What, you don’t love Israel anymore?”