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Category Archives: Islam
“Wars are won by weapons, but peace is won by ideas”
RABBI JONATHAN SACKS BLOG June 24, 2015 …we are facing a phenomenon that the West has not known since the wars of religion in the 16th and 17th century. When they ended in one place, they began in another, and … Continue reading
UN Gaza War Report Leaves No Room for Israeli Self-Defense
COMMENTARY by Jonathan Tobin June 22, 2015 After months of anticipation, the report by the United Nations Human Rights Council about last summer’s Gaza war is out today and its contents are no surprise. While the UNHRC acknowledged that Hamas’s … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Gaza, Hamas, Jonathan Tobin, United Nations, United Nations Human Rights Council
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The Iran Deal’s Fatal Flaw
NEW YORK TIMES by Alan J. Kuperman June 23, 2015 PRESIDENT OBAMA’S main pitch for the pending nuclear deal with Iran is that it would extend the “breakout time” necessary for Iran to produce enough enriched uranium for a nuclear weapon. … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Alan J. Kuperman, Iran, New York Times, Nuclear, Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Project
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Memorize the Quran, Get a Free Slave Girl in ISIS Competition
CLARION PROJECT by Staff June 21, 2015 In honor of the holy month of Ramadan, the Islamic State launched a Quran memorization competition, with slave girls as prizes. Ramadan is a time of year where Muslims are meant to rejuvenate their … Continue reading
Former Muslim Extremist Honored For Standing By Israel
DAILY CALLER by Connor D. Wolf June 19, 2015 There was a time when Kasim Hafeez wished for the destruction of Israel but now, as a defender of the Jewish state, he was honored Thursday with the Speakers of Truth … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged EMET, Endowment for Middle East Truth, Kasim Hafeez, Rep. Louis Gohmert, Sarah Stern
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Chanting ‘Death to America,’ Iran MPs vote to bar military inspectors
TIMES OF ISRAEL by Associated Press June 21, 2015 With some lawmakers chanting “Death to the America,” Iran’s parliament voted Sunday to ban access to military sites, documents and scientists as part of a future deal with world powers over … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Iran, Nuclear, P5+1, United States
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A new strategy for Iraq and Syria
WASHINGTON POST by Charles Krauthammer June 18, 2015 It’s time to rethink Iraq and Syria. It begins by admitting that the old borders are gone, that a unified Syria or Iraq will never be reconstituted, that the Sykes-Picot map is … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Charles Krauthammer, Iraq, Islamic State, Kurds, Syria, Tal Abyad
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PLO official urges PA to revoke recognition of State of Israel
Though Palestinians refuse to acknowledge Israel as the Jewish State, it’s perfectly reasonable that Palestine be the Palestinian State. In a similar vein, Abbas Rejects ‘Two States’ if One is ‘Jewish’ ISRAEL HAYOM by Daniel Siryoti June 21, 2015 A senior … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Dr. Saeb Erekat, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Maan, Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestinian
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The Postcolonial Rot Spreads Beyond Middle East Studies
FRONT PAGE MAG by Bruce Thornton June 15, 2015 In theory, Middle East Studies programs are a good idea. One of the biggest impediments to countering modern jihadism has been the lack of historical knowledge about the region and Islam. … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Ivory Towers on Sand, Martin Kramer, Middle East Studies, Orientalism
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