Although the drumbeat of news reports may give the impression that much of the world is in crisis, the reality is quite the opposite, according to Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria. In his Friday, Feb. 16 post, Zakaria notes, "In almost every part of the world, economies are growing and...
Chaotic Middle East Puts World at Risk
Although the drumbeat of news reports may give the impression that much of the world is in crisis, the reality is quite the opposite, according to Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria. In his Friday, Feb. 16 post, Zakaria notes, "In almost every part of the world, economies are growing and...
Al Jazeera Readies Report on Jewish Lobby Tactics
Jewish leaders in the U.S. are pushing back in advance of an Al Jazeera documentary series that reportedly examines the efforts of pro-Israel lobbying groups to discredit perceived opponents. The Times of Israel reports the exposé is believed to focus on on the targeting of American citizens, including those involved...
Al Jazeera Readies Report on Jewish Lobby Tactics
Jewish leaders in the U.S. are pushing back in advance of an Al Jazeera documentary series that reportedly examines the efforts of pro-Israel lobbying groups to discredit perceived opponents. The Times of Israel reports the exposé is believed to focus on on the targeting of American citizens, including those involved...
Only Russia Can Stop Middle East Meltdown Involving Israel
The 7-year-old Syrian civil war is entering a phase that could put Israel on a collision course with the Iranian-Syrian-Hezbollah axis and a Middle East meltdown, according to the Crisis Group, a think tank/advocacy organization. The think tank also says that Russia is the only country that can prevent an...
Only Russia Can Stop Middle East Meltdown Involving Israel
The 7-year-old Syrian civil war is entering a phase that could put Israel on a collision course with the Iranian-Syrian-Hezbollah axis and a Middle East meltdown, according to the Crisis Group, a think tank/advocacy organization. The think tank also says that Russia is the only country that can prevent an...
Has the World Forgotten MLK Defended Israel to the Hilt?
Martin Luther King Jr. was an unabashed Zionist. “The whole world must see that Israel must exist and has a right to exist, and is one of the great outposts of democracy in the world,” MLK said in 1967. But a group that is being honored by a Fresno committee...
Has the World Forgotten MLK Defended Israel to the Hilt?
Martin Luther King Jr. was an unabashed Zionist. “The whole world must see that Israel must exist and has a right to exist, and is one of the great outposts of democracy in the world,” MLK said in 1967. But a group that is being honored by a Fresno committee...
Bad to Worse? What 2018 Will Bring to Volatile Middle East
It’s always dangerous to make predictions about the Middle East. After all, few experts foresaw Anwar al-Sadat’s trip to Jerusalem in 1977, which led to the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state, nor did they predict the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 or the Arab uprisings of 2010-11....
Bad to Worse? What 2018 Will Bring to Volatile Middle East
It’s always dangerous to make predictions about the Middle East. After all, few experts foresaw Anwar al-Sadat’s trip to Jerusalem in 1977, which led to the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state, nor did they predict the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 or the Arab uprisings of 2010-11....