This week the Israeli government decided to release older terrorists in exchange for resuming peace talks with the Palestinians. An Israeli news report says the Americans are trying the same trick with the Taliban (the old Al-Qaeda hosts). But does…
It’s never good when a rally—after peace talks are announced—is to oppose the negotiations, but that’s what happened in the West Bank on Sunday. Even more troubling is that the protest was organized by a Palestinian political/terror group that could…
Notice those rising gas prices? I told you they were coming. And one of the main points of tension in the Middle East isn’t getting better. More than 260 people were injured and seven killed earlier this week in Egypt,…
While surprisingly few people died in the dramatic uprising and military coup that overthrew Islamist Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, that’s not the case any more. At least 42 were killed and more than 300 injured on just Monday morning after…
Like a pot reaching a boil, the angst against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is bubbling over in intensity. Anger over a president who has pushed the limits of his authority in the past is now spilling into the streets, with…
Well, that didn’t last long. Just weeks on the job, new Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has resigned. The quick turnover after previous Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad had also resigned raises questions about the stability of the Palestinian government. That should raise…