As the American Israel Political Action Committee annual policy conference winds down, the group concluded a major show of force, all against the backdrop of growing tensions between Israel and the United States and the rise of a rival lobbying shop more in line with the Obama administration. The group’s three main legislative thrusts are […]
The British government has expelled an Israeli diplomat in connection with the asasination of Al-Mahbouh. The British government claims to possess compelling evidence that Israel has misused at least one British Passport in the affair. Please read more here. Europe in general and especially Britain has long been a hotbed for the operations of various […]
The cards for a strike on Iran are slowly falling into place, with the White House potentially seeking outside help from a somewhat unlikely ally. Let’s set the scene. The White House has deemed that negotiations with the Iranian regime are futile and, in order to thwart the Iranian nucleaAr program, the United States must […]
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has ranked thwarting the Iranian nuclear program as its top priority. Even though the Obama and Netanyahu administrations have disagreed of late, you wouldn’t have guessed any tension during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech today to the pro-Israel group at its annual convention. In her speech, Clinton focused […]
With the health care reform vote under the spotlight, another major and positive development is going unnoticed in the Middle East. The possible winner in the Iraqi elections could be Ayad Alawi. The results thus far are questioned but not rejected by Nouri Al-Maliki, the current Prime Minister. If the results are accepted and led […]
The following piece was originally published in Iran Times International’s annual Special Nowruz Edition. On March 20 Iranians the world over will start Nowruz celebrations, the first day of spring, marking the start of the Persian new year. Since the time of Achaemenids Empire the centuries-old Nowruz tradition, which literally means ‘new day’ has been practiced […]
The recent tiff between the White House and the Netanyahu administration has reignited a long-running debate on the terms of cooperation between the United States and Israel. Officials of both countries have repeatedly harped about the shared values and mutual interests of the two countries. The United States supplies Israel with military might and aid, […]
With with 89 percent of the votes counted from the March 7 election, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s coalition has edged ahead of interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. Nuri al-Maliki’s coalition is currently leading Allawi’s bloc by about 40,000 votes. However, Votes are still being tallied and the race is still too close to call. […]
The annual Arab League summit is being held this year in Libya, and Lebanon’s attendance at the meeting is doubtful. Libya and Lebanon have been at odds since the highly influential Imam Musa Sadr went missing on a 1978 visit to Tripoli. Many Lebanese blame Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for Sadr’s disappearance, and tensions between […]
A new study in Nature released this week indicates that your pooch is most likely a descendant from Middle Eastern wolves. The study evaluated genetic traits from 85 breeds of dogs and 200 wild wolves, and researchers found that dogs are probably most closely related to the Middle Eastern gray wolf. Israelis are nicknamed ‘sabras’ […]
I’ve written extensively on Israel as a model for airline security, particularly following the failed Christmas Eve terror plot. While the Obama administration has changed some policies that shift the security profile toward a system that mirrors some elements of Israeli policies, the technologies developed by Israeli firms are the top of the line. This […]
The pro-Israel establishment, including Israel’s allies in Congress, are fuming over the recent row between the White House and the Netanyahu administration. They are condemning the Obama administration for inappropriately chastising Israel and holding the Jewish state to higher standards. These criticisms of U.S. policy are nothing new, and only took a new form following […]
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