Is Ahmadinejad Islamic Enough for Iran? – By Abbas Milani | Foreign Policy Rather than neglect Nowruz, Ahmadinejad marked the occasion this year by inviting 20 heads of state to Persepolis — once so reviled by Shiite clerics that in…

Negotiations: Vindicating Israel Olmert has argued that the reason peace was not achieved is that he offered Abbas a sweetheart deal and the Palestinian leader never responded. He says that on August 31, 2008, three weeks before he resigned, he…

Liberals: Don’t Even Consider Gloating About Donald Trump | The New Republic It’s true that the media erred in awarding Trump such a large spotlight—did all the cable news networks really have to cover his press conference on Wednesday?—but, at…

Strenger than Fiction-Israel News – Haaretz Israeli News source.   Research shows that all successful peace processes at some point included the radical parties that had previously rejected any compromise. The classic example is, of course, the case of Northern…

On the Birth Certificate Idiocracy – James Fallows – Politics – The Atlantic OK, it’s a sign of defeat to resort to profanity. My exasperation is a sign of how I feel about this line of slurs. First, whatever is…

Mutiny in the Syrian army? – Opinion – Al Jazeera English   the fog of war overlaying the city is also giving birth to addicting reports of mutiny in the ranks, pitting one army division against another. The reports tell…

Today Now! Interviews The 5-Year-Old Screenwriter Of “Fast Five” | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source | Onion News Network Jim and Tracy welcome Chris Morgan, the kindergartener who wrote the latest action-packed “Fast And The Furious” sequel. Today…

Is Israel America’s Ultimate Ally? – Jeffrey Goldberg – International – The Atlantic Yes, Israel is in some ways a strategic ally of the United States, and yes, its scientists create all sorts of products valued in America; but it…

Iraq, Iran and the Next Move | STRATFOR On April 18, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s adviser for military affairs, Maj. Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, warned Saudi Arabia that it, too, could be invaded on the same pretext that…

The Israel-Palestine U.N. Statehood Vote Igniting the Mideast: Behind the Scenes – The Daily Beast   The stage is being set for calamity: The high risk of Palestinian riots to fully claim their state, followed by very tough Israeli crackdowns—adding…