Monthly Archives: December 2013

The Arab-Israeli Stalemate: An Invented People? By Richard Sale, author of Traitors

  I am sure I am not alone to find the lack of progress for the Israeli-Arab stalemate to be extremely disheartening. Graham Fuller, former vice chair of the National Intelligence council asked me just the other day why Secretary of … Continue reading

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Bibi and Francis, an odd couple

"Accompanied by his wife Sara, Netanyahu gave the Pope a copy of a book about the Spanish inquisition written by his father, a prominent historian, bearing the inscription: “To His Holiness Pope Francis, great guardian of our common heritage.” Francis … Continue reading

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Negev Bedouins’ ‘day of rage’ over resettlement plan

"Before the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, groups of Bedouin Arabs lived a semi-nomadic life in the Negev but in modern times many have settled in what are known as "unrecognised villages". Because they have no formal … Continue reading

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