Richard Silverstein

Israel Facing a Harsher, Less Predictable World

Israel Facing a Harsher, Less Predictable World

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: There are forces out there seeking to capitalize on the Arab Spring: It’s s a different world Israel is facing. A harsher world, one more difficult to control.

 Tabsir

Extremist Groups ‘Rejected’ By Islamic Countries

Extremist Groups ‘Rejected’ By Islamic Countries

DANIEL M. VARISCO: A recently released survey by the influential Pew Foundation has found that support among ordinary citizens for extremists is very low.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

Shakespeare Does Iraq: Watch The Audience

Shakespeare Does Iraq: Watch The Audience

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: A new version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ set in Iraq which is now playing in London is winning over Iraqis and non-Iraqis alike.

 Juan Cole

It’s US: Why Americans Should Support the Arab Spring

It’s US: Why Americans Should Support the Arab Spring

JUAN COLE: Americans have given up too soon on the Arab Spring. They have bought into overly large generalizations, some of them purveyed by right wing American pundits…

 Rob L. Wagner

Morsi’s Election: The Opportunity for the U.S.

Morsi’s Election: The Opportunity for the U.S.

ROB L. WAGNER: There’s no doubt that alarm bells were ringing in Washington with the news of Morsi’s election. It does, though, present an opportunity

 Ramzy Baroud

The Predicament of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

The Predicament of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

RAMZY BAROUD: 450,000 UN-registered refugees live in Lebanon. They subsist in poverty, living in 12 concentration style camps, denied basic rights and lack nominal political horizons.

 Juan Cole

Conspiracy: The Irrational Fear That Drives SCAF

Conspiracy: The Irrational Fear That Drives SCAF

JUAN COLE: There seems to be no rational explanation why SCAF has moved now against parliament. That leaves only the irrational.

 Common Ground News Service

‘Power Vacuum’ At Heart of Troubles in Libya

‘Power Vacuum’ At Heart of Troubles in Libya

LINDSEY HILSUM, INFORMED COMMENT: It’s the absence of true democracy that has resulted in the myriad problems that Libya’s facing

 Juan Cole

Ten Good Reasons NOT To Arm Syrian Rebels

Ten Good Reasons NOT To Arm Syrian Rebels

JUAN COLE: Mitt Romney is flip-flopping on whether ‘Muslims Are Bad’ or that the U.S should supply them with sophisticated weapons.

 Ramzy Baroud

Starving and Broke: Yemen’s Renewed ‘War on Terror’

Starving and Broke: Yemen’s Renewed ‘War on Terror’

RAMZY BAROUD: The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is largely rooted in the fact that the country is an open field of competing interests…

 Francis Matthew

NATO: A North American Strike Force?

NATO: A North American Strike Force?

FRANCIS MATTHEW: It is sad young Arabs and Muslims see NATO as an expeditionary force striking at the convenience of the White House

 Editor, MEP

$3bn Saudi Aid Promised for Yemen

VIDEO: Saudi Arabia has pledged more than three billion dollars in aid to its neighbour Yemen.

 Richard Silverstein

Where is the Palestinian Ghandi..? Shot in the Head Already

Where is the Palestinian Ghandi..? Shot in the Head Already

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Know you will be held accountable. That Jews with any moral sense renounce you just as most Muslims renounce Al-Qaeda terrorists.

 Juan Cole

‘Give Muslims A Hiroshima’: Pentagon’s Curious Class

‘Give Muslims A Hiroshima’: Pentagon’s Curious Class

JUAN COLE: The Pentagon has launched an investigation into a class on Islam which characterises all Muslims as radical, violent extremists

 Juan Cole

Romney’s Middle East: So, Who is the Enemy, Mitt?

Romney’s Middle East: So, Who is the Enemy, Mitt?

JUAN COLE: Romney clearly doesn’t have the slightest idea what he is talking about, and seems intent on alienating 1.5 billion Muslims

 Common Ground News Service

National Dialogue ‘Vital’ For Future of Yemen

National Dialogue ‘Vital’ For Future of Yemen

ABDUL WASA AL-SAQQAF, CGNEWS: There are two key priorities that need to be resolved – the role of the army and the constitution.

 Eman-Al-Nafjan

No More ‘Jaw-Jaw’ on Syria: Action Needed

No More ‘Jaw-Jaw’ on Syria: Action Needed

EMAN AL-NAFJAN: Syria seems to have captured the attention of the region’s religious leaders but still the international community just talks

 James M. Dorsey

The $750,000 Guantanamo ‘Pitch’ to Cooperate

The $750,000 Guantanamo ‘Pitch’ to Cooperate

JAMES M. DORSEY: The $744,000 pitch outside a $39 million penitentiary-style building is intended to reward the most cooperative of the 120,171 inmates.

 James M. Dorsey

Algeria: Football Ban to Lead to Street Protest?

Algeria: Football Ban to Lead to Street Protest?

JAMES M. DORSEY: The ban on football matches taking place during election week deprives Algerians of a useful pressure valve

 James M. Dorsey

China Gets It Wrong in MidEast. Again.

China Gets It Wrong in MidEast. Again.

JAMES M. DORSEY: China’s veto of the U.N’s resolution condemning Syria is a watershed moment for its involvement in the Middle East.