Semites Unite! You’ve Nothing to Lose but Conflict
ROI BEN-YEHUDA, AZIZ ABU SARAH, CGNEWS: Are you pro-solution or pro-conflict? Pro-solution Palestinians and Israelis launch a new movement.
Obama and the ‘D’ Word: A Tale of Two Speeches
DALIA MOGAHED, CGNEWS: In Cairo two years ago there was not a single mention of it. This time around it featured nine times – the word is ‘democracy’.
People of the Book: Damning the Exodus of Christians
OMAR AL ISSAWI: The latest round of sectarian strife in Egypt is not about sectarian confrontation. It is about ignorance.
Who will Condemn the Murder of Vittorio Arrigoni?
OMAR AL-ISSAWI: He left his homeland to help those suffering injustice only to suffer an appalling injustice himself. Yet how low is the condemnation?
‘Business As Usual’ Not Possible for Israel
KHALED DIAB:The change convulsing the Middle East is being viewed fearfully by Israel. But there’s an opportunity for it to improve its relationships…
Democracy: U.S. Speaks With a ‘Forked Tongue’
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: Fine words in Cairo almost two years ago are forgotten when the Israeli lobby makes a call for a vote on illegal West Bank settlements…
Jordan ‘Uneasy’ On Palestine Papers Revelations
NASEEM TARAWNAH: The Palestine Papers may not reveal earth-shattering facts, they have, though, given us insights into the main characters.
Hope: Thoughts of a Middle East Mediator
CAROL DANIEL KASBARI: The fears on both sides are similar – loss of identity, threat of physical harm , a worry the ‘other side’ wants to throw them into the sea.
Conspiracy, Stupidity Hovers over Iran, Egypt
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: There’s nothing the Israelis can do to appease this stupidity. They are hated in part because the people who hate them are mad.




