There’s a special secret for crooked salesmen who sell the lemon of the car variety, or sneaky street vendors who cheat unsuspecting tourists, and it’s called desire. When the buyer wants something badly enough, they’re not likely to ask the…
Iran has a new president—Hassan Rouhani—who is presenting himself as rejecting extremism. Before the world gets too excited about Iran electing a “moderate,” however, Israel has a warning: It’s actions that count, not what they say. Considering nuclear weapons and…
Looks like the Syrian regime has indeed crossed the chemical weapons red line, but not much is changing for the United States’ involvement in the Syrian civil war. In other words, the threats of the past don’t mean war now. …
Like opposing sides in a gang fight, the many groups and nations involved in the Syrian civil war are lining up against each other in what is rapidly looking more and more like a Middle East war. A group of…
With extensive protests continuing in Turkey, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hinted that he too can unleash crowds of supporters. And that didn’t sit so well with the leader of the main opposition political party, who said it sounds…
The nomination of a new Palestinian Prime Minister brings on hopes for new possibilities. Could the new leadership mean new prospects for peace with Israel? Could it bring new political reforms and freedom? Might hate and violence truly be on…