Internal Palestinian political issues and unsuccessful negotiations with Egypt have combined to place the Gaza Strip in an electricity crisis. The Ma’an News Agency has reported that Gaza’s lone power plant has shut down four times since mid-February, although the…
The world is preparing to meet again with Iran in an ongoing nuclear dispute, and while United States President Barack Obama wants that process to succeed, he noted that “time is short” to resolve the matter diplomatically. Speaking at Hankuk…
The United Nations Security Council finally united behind a plan for a political transition and a ceasefire in Syria this week, and US top diplomat Hillary Clinton was correct in saying the Council spoke “with one voice.” Unfortunately, that’s about…
After multiple failed efforts to unite the United Nations Security Council to condemn the Syrian regime for its brutal crackdown on the opposition, the Council unanimously endorsed a six-point plan aimed at ending the violence in the country. The Council…
In what is becoming a tradition, the Israeli and US presidents issued messages to the Iranian people for the Persian Nowruz new year. Shimon Peres and Barack Obama also addressed the Persian people as separate from the government in Tehran.…
Iran’s nuclear program has been making lots of headlines in recent months—and so has Israel, with multiple reports on a potential Israeli military strike against the Islamic Republic. An expert on Tehran’s nuclear ambitions feels that Israel-focus is incorrect. Preventing…