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Posts tagged Middle East

America’s Middle East Delusions

Mark Silverberg, March 25, 2013

When Samuel Huntington wrote his 1996 book The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, many in the Western political arena considered it …

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Europe’s Hezbollah Dilemma

Mark Silverberg, February 12, 2013

The long-awaited results of the Bulgarian investigation into the Burgas terrorist bombing last July 18th has placed enormous pressure on the European Union to proscribe …

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The Arab Spring Revisited

Mark Silverberg, November 27, 2011

With all the talk of revolutions, the Middle East continues to slip backwards. We see mobs burning buildings, uprisings, coups, standoffs, civil wars, orgies of …

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Nicholas Kristof’s J-Street Problem

Mark Silverberg, September 2, 2011

Nicholas Kristof, in his column “Seeking Balance in the Middle East” suggests that Congressional opposition to the forthcoming UN vote on a Palestinian state is …

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Next Steps in the Middle East

Mark Silverberg, April 24, 2011

In November 2003 (and on many occasions since then), Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar set out the reality under which Israel continues to live: “We do …

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The Middle East Mindset

Mark Silverberg, December 7, 2010

It is now clear why Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority have refused negotiations with Israel for more than a year, even after Israel agreed …

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Power and the Perception of Weakness

Mark Silverberg, December 4, 2010

Nowhere is power (or the lack thereof) more clearly understood than in Middle Eastern culture. Coming from a Western perspective, we continually fail to recognize …

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Clueless About Gaza

Mark Silverberg, July 23, 2010

The U.S. debt will top $13.6 trillion this year and climb to an estimated $19.6 trillion by 2015, according to a Treasury Department report to …

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Rethinking American War Strategy

Mark Silverberg, December 20, 2009

In 1945, after the liberation of France, it would have been unthinkable for the Allies to have stopped at the French-German border (believing they could …

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Obama’s Two-State Fantasy

Mark Silverberg, August 12, 2009

According to the Israeli daily Haaretz, National Security Advisor General Jim Jones was quoted in a classified foreign ministry cable as having told a European …

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UNHRC Report ignores the implications of the Gaza War

Netanyahu’s siren call to Congress must be heeded

Jerusalem murderers were not “lone wolves”

The Palestinian “March of Return”

Perfidy comes in many forms

Fostering a culture of death has its price

Perfidy comes in many forms

Fostering a culture of death has its price

The Iran Nuclear Agreement…… A Ticking Time-Bomb

Perfidy comes in many forms

The Iran Nuclear Agreement…… A Ticking Time-Bomb

Palestinian Statehood – Separating Fact from Fantasy

Perfidy comes in many forms

Fostering a culture of death has its price

The Iran Nuclear Agreement…… A Ticking Time-Bomb

Closing Pandora’s Box

Why the Dutch are Wrong

Role of the US in the Israeli-Palestinian issue – NMJ Radio

Posts tagged Middle East

March 25, 2013 America’s Middle East Delusions

February 12, 2013 Europe’s Hezbollah Dilemma

November 27, 2011 The Arab Spring Revisited

December 7, 2010 The Middle East Mindset

December 4, 2010 Power and the Perception of Weakness

America’s Middle East Delusions

Europe’s Hezbollah Dilemma

The Arab Spring Revisited

Nicholas Kristof’s J-Street Problem

Next Steps in the Middle East

The Middle East Mindset

Power and the Perception of Weakness

Clueless About Gaza

Rethinking American War Strategy

Obama’s Two-State Fantasy

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