Nakba Day Validated Israeli Policy and Proved Arab Dictators’ Opposition to a Palestinian State

One of the more interesting aspects of Nakba Day has been its faithfulness to the historical record.

Christians Cry for Help in the ‘New’ Egypt As Churches Are Burned

Whitewashing anti-Christian violence in the Mideast will always lead to more.

How’s That “Arab Spring” In Egypt Going These Days?

“Arab Spring” Yields Islamist Desert

Dead Wrong: Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Demands Sharia Slavery

Our mainstream media and political leaders rolled the dice on Egypt and the Middle East by backing the overthrow of the Mubarak government. They didn’t gamble with their own money though, they gambled with the lives of innocent people throughout the region. Now their recklessness has proven dangerous as the Muslim Brotherhood has finally admitted they are aiming to bring violent extremes of Sharia to the people of Egypt and a sure destruction to relations with Israel.

Egypt’s “New Normal”: Pro-Israel, Pro-Democracy Bloggers Go Directly to Jail

An Egyptian military tribunal sentenced a pro-Israel dissident to 3 years in jail for “insulting the military” on his blog. Is this the Western-style democracy Egyptians cried out for?

Osama bin Laden is Dead, but the Iranian Threat Remains Very Much Alive

Islamists in Iran, Egypt & beyond are seizing the occasion of Osama bin Laden’s death to undermine U.S. resolve against terrorism, but the War on Terror is far from over.

Springtime for Hamas & Fatah: Winter for Israel & U.S.

It’s the Arab Spring and love is in the air. After a torrid on-and-off affair, rival terrorist political factions Hamas and Fatah are on again. According to mutual best-friend Egypt, things are red-hot.

Egypt and Iran Assassinating Middle East Peace Once Again

One unfortunate but enduring truth of the Middle East is that the act of making peace with Israel, for an Arab leader—whether Christian or Muslim—is also the act of instantly becoming a target for assassination.

Bashir Gemayel didn’t even get as far as signing Lebanon’s peace treaty with Israel before the Syrians erased him. One man who did get that far was Anwar Sadat, and the legend of his assassin, the Islamist Khalid Islambouli, has been treated as the saga of a hero by Iran’s Islamist leadership ever since.

That reverence has been a point of contention between Iran and Egypt to this day—but that may be changing. Here is Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty yesterday:

Springtime for Hamas & Fatah: Winter for Israel & U.S.

It’s the Arab Spring and love is in the air. After a torrid on-and-off affair, rival terrorist political factions Hamas and Fatah are on again. According to mutual best-friend Egypt, things are red-hot.

More Egyptian Sabotage as Extremists Take Advantage of Obama’s Weak ‘Leadership’

Egyptian extremists and Hamas are gaining strength and momentum, in the face of Obama’s ridiculous “leading from behind.”