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Nothing New in Israeli Politics

Nothing New in Israeli Politics

The Palestinian question cannot be shunned by Israel’s political class and by its Jewish electorate since it is part and parcel of..

March 21, 2013 with 0 Comments
Hezbollah: A History of the “Party of God”

Hezbollah: A History of the “Party of God”

Hezbollah: A History of the “Party of God” is an exceptional dispassionate analysis of Hezbollah’s early and later..

February 23, 2013 with 0 Comments
Time For Palestine To Join The Arab Spring

Time For Palestine To Join The Arab Spring

Palestinians must decide whether they want to continue living in dire conditions under a brutal Israeli regime or take the plunge, join the..

February 15, 2013 with 8 Comments
The Sabra-Shatila Massacre And The End Of A Love Affair

The Sabra-Shatila Massacre And The End Of A Love Affair

It is time for western activists, academics and journalists dealing with the Middle East to look at the region with an objective eye when..

February 11, 2013 with 2 Comments
Food & International Security: Wasted

Food & International Security: Wasted

Globally there is a disproportionate lack of post-harvest food loss related scientific literature, practical research, development..

February 4, 2013 with 1 Comment
The Algerian Hostage Dead: NATO Is Responsible

The Algerian Hostage Dead: NATO Is Responsible

While the West may be reluctant to put more boots on the ground due to the growing frustration from the general public, we are likely to..

January 22, 2013 with 1 Comment
Israel’s Creative Strategic Depth

Israel’s Creative Strategic Depth

While the capabilities Israel employs vary and evolve, strategic depth will continue to be a core concept in regards to any present and..

January 18, 2013 with 0 Comments
Wither Zionism? Israel’s ‘Rightward Shift’

Wither Zionism? Israel’s ‘Rightward Shift’

Zionism is, and always has been, a rational product of liberal nationalist ideals. Though diaspora Jews for thousands of years mouthed..

January 13, 2013 with 2 Comments
The Rise Of The Israeli Far Right

The Rise Of The Israeli Far Right

Several months ago, my two-piece article for this website offering an introduction to the upcoming Israeli elections of January 22nd..

January 5, 2013 with 3 Comments
The Drones Are Droning On…

The Drones Are Droning On…

Whatever our respective views are on the subject of drone strikes, it is undeniably the case that they are an incredibly effective method..

January 2, 2013 with 0 Comments
Israel & Palestine: To Cyberwar

Israel & Palestine: To Cyberwar

It was particularly – if also perversely – interesting to watch Israel wage its quasi-digital offensive against Hamas. The..

December 31, 2012 with 1 Comment
The Perils of International Recognition

The Perils of International Recognition

The road to Palestinian independence and to a peaceful, Assad-free Syria seems to be significantly longer and bumpier still. The past two..

December 14, 2012 with 0 Comments
A Palestinian State…In New York

A Palestinian State…In New York

Statehood was granted to Abu Mazen, but what exactly is his state?  Mahmoud Abbas’ successful upgrade to Vatican-status in the UN should..

December 6, 2012 with 0 Comments
Gaza – No Good, No Evil

Gaza – No Good, No Evil

 As long as Israel remains the state of the Jews and Palestine remains the perfect site for Islamic extremists to launch attacks on Tel..

November 30, 2012 with 4 Comments
Making The US A True Partner

Making The US A True Partner

The complexity of the Arab-Israeli environment demands that the US accepts a role as a cooperative member of an international community..

November 29, 2012 with 0 Comments
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