JNS: Latest attacks between US and Iran-backed militias overshadow ongoing nuclear talks
“The US knows the Iranian government cares most about staying in power. If that means sacrificing its non-Iranian allies, so be it.
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Apr 14, 20213 min read
JNS: America’s Middle East allies unite against Iran, see start of talks as ‘betrayal’
The administration’s Iran strategy is a devil’s bargain that will funnel billions into Iran’s imperial project across the Middle East.
Nov 12, 20204 min read
JNS: Arabs states draw closer to Israel to counter non-Arab powers Turkey and Iran
Turkish President Erdoğan - the Informal Leader of the Muslim Brotherhood: "The Sunni Gulf Arabs - i.e., the UAE et al - do Not Have the...
Aug 18, 20201 min read
One Israel Fund: Countering Terror, Encountering Jihad
How are people in the Islamic world reacting to the UAE-Israel pending agreement?
Jul 28, 20205 min read
JNS: Collapse of the PA could provide a better future for Palestinians
While some fear the breakdown of the PA, Israel should promote the end of the so that a new generation can take over.
Apr 19, 20208 min read
Jewish Policy Center: Interfaith Relations in the Quranic Tradition
To understand any potential agreement between Israel and its neighbors, or for that matter between Muslims and non-Muslims, it is essential
Feb 6, 20202 min read
Jerusalem Center: Islamic Issues in the Middle East Today - Interview with Dr. Harold Rhode
Dr. Harold Rhode studied in Iran at Ferdowsi University in Mashhad in 1978 during the early and middle stages of the Islamic Revolution....
Apr 12, 20172 min read
JNS: How the Holocaust became part of Israel’s mixed Jewish identity
In the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, many Israelis of Middle Eastern origin felt that the Holocaust was a tragedy that affected European Jewry...
Dec 21, 20165 min read
Jerusalem Center: An Existential Battle for the Demographic Future of Syria
The Syrian government, Russia, and Iran (SRI) are trying to change the demographic makeup of Syria. They aim to depopulate Syria of the...
Sep 18, 201615 min read
Ahmad Chalabi – Understanding the Man Behind the Mission
People with Ahmad Chalabi’s characteristics are unique. Leaders of his ilk appear maybe once or twice in a generation. The world has lost a
May 29, 20147 min read
Gatestone Institute: Iran's Strategy to Develop Nuclear Weapons
When the Iranians, then one of the most advanced and mightiest empires on earth, were conquered in 636 CE by what they deemed one of the...
May 13, 20146 min read
Gatestone Institute: Have Kerry and Indyk Pushed Abbas into the Arms of Hamas?
Palestinians say that for Muslims, Palestinian land reaches "from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea" -- that is, over all of...
Dec 31, 20139 min read
Sephardic Horizons: Turkey, the Jews, and the Holocaust By Corry Guttstadt
The first long study on the Jews in Turkey was written by the late American scholar Stanford Shaw---born Stanley Shapiro, a well known...
Dec 26, 20136 min read
Gatestone Institute: Are Erdoğan's Days Numbered?
Major political events have rocked the political scene in Turkey the past two weeks. Turkey's once seemingly-invincible prime minister,...
Jul 18, 20134 min read
Gatestone Institute: And the Winner is... Iran's Nuclear Program
The Iranians are the best strategists in the Middle East, better than those in the West, and the reason the Iranians constantly succeed...
Jul 10, 20137 min read
Gatestone Institute: Honor and Compromise in Middle East Leadership
Why couldn't Egypt's deposed President Morsi admit mistakes? Why couldn't he "compromise" with the military and stay in power? And what...
Jun 10, 20135 min read
Gatestone Institute: Understanding the Turkish Demonstrations
Turkey, although nominally part of the West, is in most ways culturally closer to the Middle East. Turks live with pent-up grievances --...
May 17, 20139 min read
Gatestone Institute: The U.S. Role in the Sunni-Shi'ite Conflict
You might think that what the United States should be doing in the Sunni-Shi'ite conflict -- in which it has no theological stake -- is...
Nov 29, 20128 min read
Gatestone Institute: Hamas: A Pawn in the Sunni-Shiite War
A full scale Middle Eastern, Islamic type of war between the Sunnis and Shiites is raging. Officials in Washington are doing their best...
Oct 12, 20126 min read
Gatestone Institute: The Alawites and the Future of Syria
The Alawites are a small, historically oppressed people, whose political future will determine whether Syria remains united in some form...
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