The complicated negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians are extremely difficult to resolve, so obviously the next step would be for the Palestinians to throw a terrorist group that rejects the peace talks altogether into the mix. That’s exactly what…
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Turkey Politics Get Ugly, Threaten Democracy
Sometimes politics can look a lot like warfare, and in Turkey that is looking less like analogy and more like reality. An ex-prosecutor investigating a high-profile corruption scandal is claiming to have been threatened by envoys of the Prime Minister…
Opinion- Did Europe Stop Terror, Or Just Rename It?
So Europe finally labelled a Middle East terrorist organization, “terrorists.” But one British group doesn’t think they went far enough, and I agree. At the center of the issue is the blacklisting of Hezbollah’s “military wing” by the European Union.…
Europe Puts Hezbollah on Blacklist
One of the few Middle East terror groups to carry out an attack on European soil in recent years has been labelled a terror group by Europe – finally. Hezbollah, a powerful ally of Iran that runs Lebanon’s government like…
Is Iran Building Another Secret Nuclear Site?
It could be part of a plan to develop nuclear weapons by the world’s top sponsor of terrorism. Or it could be a lie from a group with an axe to grind. Figuring out which it is could be a…
Oil Price Rises amidst Egypt Crisis
A new revolution took hold in Egypt this week, with millions protesting against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The Egyptian ultimately overthrew Morsi in what was has so far been an almost bloodless coup. So what does that mean for you?…