MIDDLE EAST
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From Bethlehem – A view of misthought on Israeli history
Perhaps the biggest single misthink in Western history is best understood by standing in the town square of Bethlehem, allowing…
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US-Israel agreement to attack Iran?
The successive Jewish military offensives against Gaza and the West Bank have always been protected by the “spiral of silence”…
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Pre-empting the war criminals
“Too little too late”. It’s as true of Bashar al-Assad as it was of Muammar Gadhafi, as it was of…
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A weak start, but not too late for U.S. to assert itself in Iran negotiations
By Raphael Benaroya In 2018, President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — the…
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Why Muslim countries need to talk about antisemitism
By Allia Bukhari The recent escalation in the perennial Israeli-Palestinian conflict drew attention from around the world. The conflict saw…
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Russia is an alternative to Jewish settlements in Palestine
The Israeli government allows its settler movement to go on and on claiming more of the West Bank. Is there…
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Western countries must learn from the Abraham Accords
By Hasan Al Mujaini and Rabbi Elchanan Poupko Frequent news stories about ethnic and religious tensions flaring up in Europe and…
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Israel, Hamas, and Iran in a perfect storm
By Raphael Benaroya The time was ripe for Hamas and its benefactor, Iran, to initiate this month’s unprovoked and unusually…
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The Jews ignore their history in the post-Christ era
There are questions that even today the historians don’t seem moved to investigate. Two important ones come to mind. Why…
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Can the world stop Israel and Hamas from committing war crimes? 7 questions answered about international law
By Asaf Lubin, Indiana University The deadliest fighting in years between Israel and Hamas had by mid-May killed over 200…
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