Hanukkah and Hamas on December 31, 2008When diplomacy fails to deliver in the Middle East, other options come to the fore, usually in some form of violence practiced in different ways by both sides. The current violence is by Israel’s armed forces, which are waging a fierce and disproportionate attack against mostly unarmed civilians in the Gaza Strip — killing hundreds […]
Before attacking Iran on November 1, 2007The main Middle Eastern issue being discussed in the United States these days is not Iraq, Arab-Israeli peace-making, or Turkish-Kurdish-Iraqi tensions, but rather what to do about Iran and its perceived threat to the region, the United States and the world. The Bush administration sets a shrill and aggressive tone on this and is taking […]