Happy Thanksgiving to our American readers! Egypt designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization in December 2013. The designation was reaffirmed by an Egyptian court earlier this month, as was the order to confiscate its … [Read more...] about Egypt Moves Againt Political Islam
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Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood: A Short History
The Jordanian arrest last week of MusZaki Bani Rsheid, deputy leader of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, came after he criticized the United Arab Emirates for designating “The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) organization and 79 affiliated groups” as … [Read more...] about Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood: A Short History
Egypt Protects Israel’s Flank*
Various regional developments are proceeding almost unnoticed, among them President al-Sisi's isolation of Gaza. As usual, truly important developments are obscured by the daily crush of events. Horrific crimes in Jerusalem and the … [Read more...] about Egypt Protects Israel’s Flank*
Words, Words, Words…*
It used to be a joke among those of us student étrangers in Paris struggling with learning the French language and something about the French culture, a joke half seriously made, that it mattered less what you said in française as to how you said … [Read more...] about Words, Words, Words…*
Samidoun – the Latest Palestinian “human rights” Ploy
The latest ploy in the Palestinian efforts to whitewash terrorism is the launching of the new Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, Samidoun (صامدون, in English ‘steadfast’), “a network of organizers and activists, based in North America, working … [Read more...] about Samidoun – the Latest Palestinian “human rights” Ploy
The Islamic State: Another Angle of the Threat*
The struggle against the Islamic State (IS) organization led by the United States and its allies appears thus far to be something of a Sisyphean war: ineffective, limited to scratches on the surface of the Jihadi pyramid, beyond the roots of the … [Read more...] about The Islamic State: Another Angle of the Threat*
ISIS’s Public Support for Egyptian Jihadis
Left: Call for aid to Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis on the ISIS forum. Photo: Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis operative who blew himself up in the security directorate building in the southern Sinai Peninsula on October 7, 2013. The inscription reads: “Together … [Read more...] about ISIS’s Public Support for Egyptian Jihadis
Israel’s Nuclear Weapons, 2014*
Abstract Although the Israeli government neither confirms nor denies that it possesses nuclear weapons, it is generally accepted by friend and foe alike that Israel is a nuclear-armed state—and has been so for nearly half a century. The basis for … [Read more...] about Israel’s Nuclear Weapons, 2014*
The Chinese Riddle*
A servile media has again misrepresented the important if unproductive Asian tour of President Barack Hussein Obama, most importantly the promised engagement with China which failed to materialize. The ballyhooed U.S.-China climate change agreement, … [Read more...] about The Chinese Riddle*
Weekly Briefing, November 10-15, 2014
Left: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shakes hands with attendants of the First Latin American Muslim Religious Leaders Summit in Istanbul, where he announced that Muslims discovered the Americas before Columbus. Turkey Reaches Out to Latin … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing, November 10-15, 2014