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Israel's devastating response to Hamas's shocking October 7 attack has produced a humanitarian catastrophe. During the first 100 days of war alone, Israel dropped the kiloton equivalent of three nuclear [...]

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's return to power in Israel with a narrow, extreme right-wing coalition has shattered even the illusion of a two-state solution. Members of his new government have [...]

The shift in America's mood in the months following that horrific day in September was breathtaking in its scope and unprecedented in its speed. From the strongest sense of vulnerability [...]

ISLAMOPHOBIA Making Muslims the Enemy. By Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg. Illustrated. 181 pp. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. $19.95. Is there such a thing as Islamophobia? To show there is, [...]

Since the tragedy of September 11, 2001, much has been said about how U.S. foreign policy, and especially U.S. policy toward the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, has bred resentment in Arab […]

The following points are critical. First, although it appears that a solution is impossible, one should remember that that's how things looked in the Egyptian-Israeli relationship before the 1978 Camp [...]

The article discusses the Iranian nuclear weapons issue and its effect on U.S. politics. Although the Iranian nuclear issue is not at the forefront in the campaign for U.S. president, the author believes that it may become more important with the approach of election day should the Republicans use the nuclear program of Iran against President Barack Obama, in the event of not having any major foreign policy issues to raise.

Proposes some ideas on how to achieve or advance peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Settlement of the conflicting perceptions of Israelis and Palestinians about the legitimacy of their states; Peace negotiations between the two governments; Need for Palestinian leaders to stop teaching hate among Israelis and Jews; Partition of Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.

A commitment to the promotion of democracy and human rights is essential to ameliorating many problems in today's world, including terrorism, says a group of human rights experts. In the Middle East, for example, it is not Islam that breeds militancy, but the lack of democracy and the lack of sufficient and appropriate mechanisms to handle dissent. Disaffected people in the Middle East jump on the religious bandwagon because the mosques provide one of the few social institutions through which large numbers of people can be mobilized for a cause. There is no question that the Middle East is going to have to deal with the issue of democratization, and the United States is going to have to help the countries there face that challenge. Power by itself cannot bring about a solution to the crisis of terrorism.

The article focuses on U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moving the U.S. Embassy to Israel. It mentions that the Israeli government has attempted to install security machines to search Palestinian worshippers at al-Aqsa Mosque generated Palestinian demonstrations in Jerusalem after killings of Israeli policemen. It also mentions that protesters burned the U.S. flag during demonstration on December 8, 2017.

Comments on the justification of the large American military presence in the Persian Gulf. High price of unilateral military expenditures; Concerns over who controls the vast Middle Eastern oil reserves; Lack of real evidence that the American military presence in the Middle East helps American businesses; Other American interests in the Middle East.