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Hope and Security – Toward Two States

Going on mostly behind the scenes are many cooperative efforts between Israel, Egypt, Jordan and the Saudis. The Sunni Nationalist states would greatly benefit from Israeli-Palestinian peace for no reason other than that they need to work with Israel right … Continue reading

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The Arab Summer and Its Implications

The primary split in the Arab world is between Sunni and Shia Muslims. The Arab Spring brought a second conflict to the fore, one between Nationalist Arab governments either led by Military Dictators or Monarchs on the one hand and … Continue reading

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Syria, Iran, and Fear of Regional War

Friends, as the situation in Syria deteriorates, it is becoming more and more likely that a major confrontation between Israel and the Iranian and Hizballah forces fighting in Syria and Southern Lebanon will occur. An article in the Times of … Continue reading

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Why There May Be No Ceasefire

Today, leaders around the world called for Israel to avoid escalation of the conflict in Gaza as Israeli bombing raids continued and rockets poured forth from Gaza. As I noted in my articles over the past few days, this conflict … Continue reading

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Here Endeth the Arab Spring

Here endeth the Arab Spring. Today, the Supreme Constitutional Court in Egypt dissolved Egypt’s parliament and the military for all intents and purposes has regained complete control over the nation. This was foreseen by those who were familiar with Egypt’s … Continue reading

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Fallout from the “Arab Spring”

An IDF spokesperson said today that it would be irresponsible to suggest that the residents of Eilat can sleep peacefully at night. His remarks came in response to the deteriorating security conditions along Israel’s border with Egypt, which have led … Continue reading

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Egypt’s Drift to Islam

First results coming out of the Egyptian elections indicate, as Middle Eastern political analysts had predicted, that the Islamic Brotherhood has taken some forty percent of the vote with the radical Salafi al-Nour party having won a further 20%. These … Continue reading

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What the Future holds for Egypt

The indecent haste with which President Obama thrust Egypt’s president, Hosni Mubarak, aside may prove to have been one of the most fatal errors of the current US administration. When Mubarak declared at the beginning of February this year that he … Continue reading

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Egypt might be a Turkey

There are those out there who are afraid that the popular uprising in Egypt with the full support of the Muslim Brotherhood is a threat to turn Egypt into another Iran, a threat to turn Egypt into an anti-Western and … Continue reading

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Kissinger was Wrong about Making Peace

Six months after his comments on the potential gassing of the Jews in the USSR, during the 1973 war, Kissinger, we now know, tried to sabotage Israel’s defense by arguing for delaying an airlift to aid Israel in order to make Egypt … Continue reading

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