Part I: Why the Arabs Hate Jews: A Twist Countless articles have been written trying to explain why Arabs, in particular the self-styled “Palestinians,” hate Jews. The explanation is embarrassingly simple: The Arabs hate Jews because the Jews refuse to hate the Arabs! The Arabs deem this moral indifference of the Jews insulting. After all,
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Has it ever occurred to Israeli prime ministers that when a democracy negotiates with a dictatorship, and does so publicly, the dictatorship gains an enormous advantage, having thus been dignified and further empowered in the world at large? Have Israeli prime ministers assessed the political and moral consequences of negotiating with dictatorships? Are they unaware
“Operation Babylon” was a surprise Israeli air strike carried out on June 7, 1981, that destroyed a nuclear reactor under construction 10.5 miles southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Menachem Begin was then Israel’s Prime Minster. Unsurprisingly, Israel was condemned for this act by the world community. As I wrote at the time, Mr. Begin’s response was “a creditable one measured
Ever since Henry Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy following the Yom Kippur war of 1973, the term “honest broker” has been bandied about to describe America’s role in the conflict-ridden Middle East. But what is an “honest broker”? First, the mere fact that the adjective “honest” qualifies the noun “broker” suggests that brokers are usually dishonest or
Ferdinand Lassalle was a prominent nineteenth-century social democrat. In his drama Franz von Sickengen, there occurs a dialogue between a Lutheran chaplain, a pacifist, and Ulrick von Hutten, the great sixteenth-century humanist. To the pacifist’s contention that reason as opposed to force is the driving principle of history, von Hutten replies: “My worthy Sir! You are
This week’s meeting between Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal highlighted their common strategic goal, despite their bitter rivalry in recent years: The Palestine Liberation Organization’s Phased Plan aimed at the establishment of a Palestinian state in all of what was Palestine within the Ottoman/British Mandate borders. Abbas (who is both
Translation and introduction by Raymond Ibrahim. The following op-ed, written by Ahmed El Aswany, appeared in the popular news website El Bashayer, December 22, 2011, following several lawsuits against Egypt’s Christians, most notably billionaire Naguib Sawiris, who allegedly “defamed Islam” by posting on his twitter account an illustration of Mickey Mouse with a beard and
It is obvious that when it comes to elections, the Democrats are always looking to game the system. That is why they are always campaigning to give voting privileges to prison inmates and illegal aliens. It also explains why people like Eric Holder make themselves look so foolish when they insist that the use of
Mitt Romney points to his successful business experience as his principal qualification to be president. Others seem to agree. In a story in this newspaper after last week’s Florida Republican primary, Susan Tynan, a retired nurse, said she voted for Mr. Romney because “the biggest corporation in the world is the United States, and Mitt
On February 12 we honor the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, one of the greatest American presidents, indeed, one of the greatest statesman in history. It was Abraham Lincoln who preserved the Union of the American people, and it was by his saving the Union that America eliminated slavery and revived her “ancient faith” articulated in
Although I have never claimed to be as politically correct as, say, the N.Y. Times, I like to think of myself as a reasonably open-minded fellow where people who are different from me are concerned. And, inasmuch as most people are very different from me–and glad of it–I get a lot of practice. Furthermore, I
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