Tag: Middle East

Judith Butler regards Islamic extremist organizations as fundamentally irrelevant or non-existent. (AP Photo/dapd/ Thomas Lohnes)

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Berkeley’s Judith Butler has a ludicrous take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Tom Rogan · December 15, 2017 10:13 pm

Eternal Capital

Eric Cohen · December 15, 2017 6:19 pm

Houthi Shiite rebels walk amid the rubble of the Republican Palace that was destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed on Monday by his onetime allies, the Iran-backed Houthis. Sanaa has witnessed heavy fighting since last week between Saleh's loyalists and Houthis forcing many Yemenis to cower indoors fearing the violent street clashes. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

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Iran’s weak hand exposed by ongoing developments in Yemen

Washington Examiner · December 12, 2017 7:43 pm

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif cautioned in the New York Times: "As the nuclear deal and the Middle East enter uncharted and potentially combustible territory, it is imperative that Europe helps ensure that we don't soon find ourselves repeating history." However, if there's any lesson to take away from past history, it's that concessions and leniency will only render the Iranian regime more brutal and bolder in the pursuit of its destructive goals. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Iran is taking advantage of Europe’s leniency

Washington Examiner · December 12, 2017 6:26 pm

The Israeli military is too powerful. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File)

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Why Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas can’t retake Jerusalem

Tom Rogan · December 12, 2017 6:04 pm

Palestinian violence is rarely spontaneous. It is usually well organized by leaders who decide when to turn it on and off. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

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Alan Dershowitz: Violence in the Middle East shouldn’t determine Trump’s foreign policy

Alan Dershowitz · December 11, 2017 5:34 pm

Omri Rahmil is policy adviser for Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

AIPAC internship sparks love of foreign policy for Peter Roskam adviser

Joel Gehrke · December 11, 2017 5:01 am

Lebanese and Palestinians students hold Palestinian flags as they take part in a protest, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on Dec. 7. A number of U.S. allies in the Middle East are condemning the Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, with the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia urging Washington to reconsider and reverse the announcement. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Daniel Hannan: Jerusalem, divided

Dan Hannan · December 11, 2017 5:01 am

Many of today's young people are floundering. They are uncertain about what they want to do with their lives. They need a structured opportunity that will allow them to feel needed and capable.

Asking what you can do for your country should be required

Washington Examiner Staff · December 11, 2017 5:01 am

Pence will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on the trip. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mike Pence calls Palestinian snub after Jerusalem decision ‘unfortunate’

Robert King · December 10, 2017 8:34 pm

"It should have been done in a way to advance the peace process for a two-state solution. Instead, the president just made the announcement, did not take advantage of that in regards to the Israelis, and offered the Palestinians very little," the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Ben Cardin: Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, but Trump made the announcement the wrong way

Naomi Lim · December 10, 2017 4:47 pm

"This is time that we acknowledge reality. It was 22 years in the making," Haley said. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Nikki Haley: Moving embassy to Jerusalem advances Middle East peace process

Robert King · December 10, 2017 3:10 pm