The anti-Israel CIA
There was quite a bit of discussion of this Tablet article (author Justine El-Khazen) yesterday in the comments here. So I decided to take a look at it. It begins this way: My mother died on Dec. 4 of last … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Middle East
Netanyahu channels Churchill and says Israel will “finish the job”
Fortunately, Netanyahu et al in Israel aren’t listening to anyone who tells them it’s time to lose: Addressing American Jewish leaders Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued that the Israeli army was going to unprecedented lengths to protect civilians in … Continue reading →
The Iranian blast was ISIS
In no surprise whatsoever, ISIS has claimed “credit” for the blast in Iran: ISIS claims responsibility for a pair of explosions that killed at least 84 people near the grave of General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds … Continue reading →
Another poll from the Arab world that isn’t what you’d call encouraging
This poll is of our supposed allies, the Saudis. The leaders have been instituting some reforms in recent years in terms of education and cutting out some of the hatred. But it doesn’t seem to have borne fruit, if the … Continue reading →
Qatar and the Empire State Building
Wow. Just wow. This: The iconic New York landmark announced on X Sunday: “Tonight from midnight until sunrise, we will shine in burgundy and white to celebrate Qatar National Day.” Back in 2016, Qatar shelled out $622 million to buy … Continue reading →
A very prescient Mark Steyn piece on immigration, leftism, and anti-Semitism
[Hat tip: commenter “AesopFan.”] Mark Steyn gets to say “I told you so.” Boy, does he ever. Please read this piece by Steyn that first appeared in Commentary back in May of 2009. It is astounding how much of the … Continue reading →
What’s going on with the Israeli anti-Hamas offensive?
As with Ukraine, there are so many reports and so much speculation about what’s going on with Israeli plans for Gaza that it’s really hard to know who if anyone to trust. There’s this report that they are waiting for … Continue reading →
Middle Eastern Studies
I am calling for a complete and total shutdown of all Middle East studies departments in American universities until we can figure out what the hell is going on. — Steven F. Hayward (@stevenfhayward) October 16, 2023 Actually, we know … Continue reading →
Israel tells the civilian population of the northern part of Gaza to leave; UN chief reacts
The announcement and the UN reaction : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appeals for Israel to “avert a humanitarian catastrophe,” after the Israeli army ordered more than one million people to evacuate north Gaza. “The Secretary-General and his team have been … Continue reading →
The terror of the barbaric
I’ve been covering the Hamas massacre since it happened, and it touches on something very deep that goes back to childhood terrors. When I see or hear the suffering it is sickening. I wish it were fiction, but it’s not. … Continue reading →
On the 22nd anniversary of 9/11
It doesn’t seem possible that so many years have passed. And yet in a way, 9/11 seems like ancient history, or a bad dream. Or both. There are college graduates who were not born when 9/11 happened. To an entire … Continue reading →
And speaking of changers … meet Hussein Aboubakr Mansour
As part of yesterday’s roundup, I linked to this lengthy piece on Robert Malley, negotiator with Iran for Obama and then Biden. Afterwards, I noticed the name of the author of the Malley article: Hussein Aboubakr Mansour. I became curious … Continue reading →