There’s a lot of “ugly” here in the Middle East. And while I intend to move on to matters other than Egypt, I begin with

In Egypt, that is.  Nor should we be terribly surprised:  The Brotherhood had threatened that they were going to generate all the unrest they could. 

It’s been rather amazing to witness: The enormous crowds of millions and millions in Tahrir Square and elsewhere in Egypt — some say this was

I would like to begin with a link to a Youtube that provides an audio news broadcast about Muslim Brotherhood leader Qaradawi and Obama’s connection

Secretary of State Kerry is convinced that it’s necessary to make progress with negotiations before September, when the UN convenes for the new season.  Otherwise,

There are many issues that beg to be examined, but my attention has been drawn first to an alarming piece by Claire M. Lopez (with

There I was, for several days (as may happen again), focused on family matters and attending to the news less vigorously than is my norm. 

Not sure where we’re going, but… Signs in Syria right now suggest either an ultimate Assad victory — which is what Minister of Strategic Affairs

On May 16, I had written about plans to establish a new Palestinian Arab city near Jericho, reportedly to be called Nu’aimah, which would house

  Howard Grief, z”l, passed away yesterday here in Jerusalem.  To those of us who work closely on issues concerning Jewish rights in the land