Egyptian-Israeli Relations – Signs of a Thaw?
Over the years neither the Egyptian public, nor its various leaders, have exhibited much enthusiasm for a genuine friendship with Israel – this despite the peace treaty, signed way back…
Breathtaking: Farsi Album by Israeli Singer
Maureen Nehedar’s transition from Hebrew to Farsi allows her to express additional sensibilities and hues of her amazing vocal talent. Can a breathtaking experience last for six and a half…
Israel Denies Entry to London University Scholar
Violation of Academic Freedom: Israel denies entry to SOAS scholar, which triggered a protest by Birzeit University Birzeit University condemns in the strongest possible terms the denial of entry to Dr.…
Al-Sisi Seizes the Lead in the Peace Process
President Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt is a man of vision. In addition to his ambitions for his own country, there is mounting evidence that he aims to build a positive…
The Enigma of Arab-Israeli Peace: Search For A Solution? (Part Two)
Netanyahu’s Hedonism: From Occupation to Annexation The UN Security Council rejected a statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Golan Heights would always remain under Israeli sovereignty. Israel captured…
The Enigma of Arab-Israeli Peace (Part One)
When Israeli premier Netanyahu makes reference to territorial compromise, he conspicuously avoids phrases such as “Palestinian State” or “two states for two peoples”. The vicissitudes of Arab-Israeli half-century-conflict seem to…
What is France up to in the Middle East?
The name of the game is power politics. France was a major presence in the Middle East following the First World War, but has been on the retreat ever since,…
Zionists’ Crafted Geopolitical Tapestry
The on-going war in Syria and Iraq arrests the attention of the global powers and apparently much diplomatic struggle is being waged to handle the current crisis, which is readily…
The Growing Breach in Muslim Unity: Causes & Effects (Part Two)
Winds of Regional Schism In mapping the Sunni-Shiite conflict we should differentiate between the Sunni-Shiite intra-state and inter-state conflicts. The first is focused in the Fertile Crescent even though it…
Anti-Semitism and the British Left
Pursue a left-wing agenda around the political racetrack long enough and you’ll meet a right-wing agenda sprinting at you from the other direction. In the twentieth century Nazism and Bolshevism…