For decades the United States has provided Egypt with millions of dollars worth of aid every year, but a growing list of human rights incidents in Egypt has an American Congresswoman calling for preconditions to be imposed on the funding.…
Former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, known for his anti-West rhetoric and friendship with Iran, was memorialized by a leader half a world away this week: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Chavez, whose government was accused of backing terrorists in Columbia and…
The recent decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to include former-Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni in his government and agree to make her the lead negotiator with the Palestinians is already wreaking havoc in Israeli politics. But the real showdown is…
The recent the two-year anniversary of the house arrests of opposition leaders in Iran has again raised concerns about human rights abuses in the Islamic Republic—and the US and Israel are promoting awareness. A US State Department press release last…
Efforts to reconcile the main Palestinian political groups are once again taking a “two-steps forward, one-step backwards” approach, as divisions on the issue of holding joint elections appear to be the latest complication. While an official from Palestinian President Mahmoud…
It looks like current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will get to keep his title, as President Shimon Peres has officially asked Netanyahu to form the next coalition government. As the leader of the largest party in the new Knesset (parliament)—Likud-Yisrael…