I know the official discourse in the US over the past few years has tended to be harsh and disparaging, but perhaps the biggest instance of culture shock to hit me here was this image and heading, prominently displayed in a supermarket checkout… »
The drawback of American troops from major cities is a promising development, but I would not get too excited.
The Iraqi government proclaimed it ‘National Sovereignty Day’ and partied like it was God’s birthday. The manufacturing of national holidays propagated with contrived symbolic meaning is eerily… »
Over the past month, Israel has decided to ease some travel restrictions in the West Bank.
Israeli authorities have put steps in place around the cities of Ramallah, Nablus, Qalqilya and Jericho.
Today, for example, the IDF announced it would open foot traffic… »
Anne Applebaum, liberal-ish Washington Post and Slate correspondent, former-USSR expert, and wife of the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, recently published the most ridiculous op-ed of all time, entitled “Morocco,… »
At the checkout line of my local grocery store, two headlines caught my eye.
The first angered me. It is a tabloid expose about Obama’s supposed “top secret” meeting with “Muslims.”… »
A few Jewish peace activists in Jerusalem have been engaged in low-level symbolic combat with rightists over street signs in the city..
The official street signs are trilingual, with the name… »
Obesity is an increasingly WIDEspread phenomenon in the Western world, but Israel, fulfilling its promise as a light unto nations, is making sure Palestinians remain healthy enough to imprison for… »
The Red Cross said in a new report that six months after the devastating Israeli offensive in Gaza, Palestinians in the impoverished coastal territory are “unable to rebuild their lives… »
Michael Jackson clearly was a global superstar. In this video, Saudi dancers are set to ‘Smooth Criminal.’ This will change your life… »
He is now Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for the Central Region (i.e. Pakistan to Morocco, and everything in between). What a shame.
If anyone actually believes that… »
As you have probably heard by now, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is dead at the age of 50.
I always thought of him as one-part human, one-part entertainer extraordinaire… »
The Kingdom of Jordan is striking down hard against a serious threat to its security, a member of one of the most venomous and destabilizing crafts the in the world:… »
