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…
Sometimes one change can lead to another, but one mustn’t confuse opportunity with reality. When President Barack Obama was elected in the United States, he made a point of trying to “reset” relations with Russia—it was an opportunity. Unfortunately, in…
The protests in Turkey against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and the government crackdown in response are continuing, and freedom of the press is one area under attack. The Hurriyet Daily News reported that several different Turkish news companies have had journalists…
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…
Here’s a recipe for Middle East conflict: Take one terrorist-sponsoring dictatorship with money and hate to burn, add a local terror group, add water and mix well. Ok, so the water isn’t necessary. But Hamas—Israel’s most antagonistic terror enemy in…
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…