‘Drop Dead’: Message to U.S Gaza Flotilla
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: The American Gaza flotilla protesters have received some helpful advice from the U.S. State Department. They could be shot by Israeli forces. …
Beautiful Shemlan and the ‘British Spy School’
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Looking out over Beirut from Shemlan never fails to take my breath away. …
Where is the ‘Arab Lobby’ in the United States?
STEVE ROYSTON: There are many reasons why the 'Arab Voice' is so weak in the United States. But that doesn't give leaders and opinion formers an excuse. …
White House Web Page on Israel: The Lobby will be Delighted
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: Whoever put together the new White House web page on Israel clearly didn't pay much attention to the recent speech by President Obama on the Middle East. It's a 'lobby triumph'. …
‘Time for Arabs to Stop Blaming America’: Commentator
CROSSROADS ARABIA: We know America is far from perfect but it seems to be the source of all evil for many Arabs. One Arab man has had enough and has spoken out. …
Edgware Road: Less “Little Beirut”, More Global Icon
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Its every paving stone seemingly filled with shisha smokers, Edgware Road runs between Marble Arch and the Marylebone flyover. Some call it Little Beirut or Little Cairo.…
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'. …
Masterful Obama Delivers Rebuke to Jewish Lobby
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: A visibly angry Barack Obama, fresh from yet another humiliation at the hand of Benjamin Netanyahu, delivered a stinging rebuke to the Jewish lobby at the AIPAC conference. …
Obama’s Speech: The Key Points Made
THE MOOR NEXT DOOR: There was little new in Obama's 'Arab Spring' speech. Nervous light criticism of Bahrain, no reference to Gulf allies and a minor poke of Israel.…
Obama Speech: Historical, Rather Than Hopeful
HISHAM WYNE: President Obama delivered a fluent summing up of recent developments. For those closer to the action, however, there was little new or substantive. …
