Internet Censorship in the Palestinian Authority
Internet censorship is rampant in the Middle East. Now, the Palestinian Authority is accused of trying to silence government opponents on the Web. There is irony in this, as the Palestinians portray...
View ArticleDay One: At Arms Trade Treaty Conference, U.S. Opposes Palestinian Inclusion
The much-heralded United Nations conference to negotiate the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) launched with a media and propaganda blitz, but the reality on the ground was less impressive. Not only did the...
View ArticleMorning Bell: The Middle Eastern Time Bomb
Four years of President Obama’s foreign policy are having their full effect. After squandering time in sham “negotiations” with Iran and Palestine and abandoning Iraq to al-Qaeda, the President has...
View ArticleMorning Bell: Why Obama Is Failing the Middle East Meltdown and How to Fix It
The breaking news keeps breaking when it comes to revelations surrounding the attacks and protests aimed at U.S. embassies going on throughout the Islamic world. Protests have spread to at least eight...
View ArticleMorning Bell: 5 Ways Obama Disappointed at the United Nations
President Obama spoke to the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday – and what a disappointing speech it was. He actually scrapped his original speech outline to focus on the...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Obama Foreign Policy Strewn with “Bumps in the Road”
In an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, President Obama referred to the problematic relations with Middle Eastern governments as “bumps in the road.” These “bumps” (failures, in reality) are the...
View ArticleMorning Bell: How Obama’s Foreign Policy Is Failing
Libya. Egypt. Syria. Iran. Russia. China. America’s relations with the world aren’t looking too good. President Obama said that in his Administration, America would reach out to other countries as “an...
View ArticleGaza Rocket Terrorism Triggers Israeli Military Response
After several days of rocket salvos launched at Israeli civilians, Israel responded yesterday with air strikes that killed the leader of the Hamas terrorist wing and targeted rocket launching, storage,...
View ArticleImplications of the U.N. Decision to Upgrade Palestinian Status in the...
The Palestinian Authority, which has been pushing to be recognized as a state in the United Nations, has won a symbolic victory—an upgrade of its status. Despite the fact that the Palestinian push for...
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Middle East Not So Happy with Obama
Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Under President Obama’s leadership, U.S. influence among Middle East nations has waned, and in fact declined since President Bush left office. During last week’s visit to...
View ArticleObama Doctrine is Failing in the Middle East
The Middle East was meant to be the crowning achievement of the Obama Doctrine. Once in the White House, President Obama focused laser-like on a “charm offensive” with Iran. When voices rose against...
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The U.S., UNRWA, and the Holocaust
The United States is the largest contributor to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). According the Congressional Research Service, “Since UNRWA’s...
View ArticleObama Misses Opportunity in “Moment of Opportunity” Middle East Speech
President Obama today delivered a lengthy speech on U.S. policy in the Middle East that promised continued American support for democratic transitions in the countries influenced by the “Arab Spring.”...
View ArticleMorning Bell: Standing Strong with Israel
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits President Barack Obama at the White House today for three hours of meetings, he will likely ask the President a very important question: Do you...
View ArticleNetanyahu Says Israel Ready to Make Painful Compromises for Peace, but...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today addressed a joint session of Congress and proclaimed that his government is willing to make “painful compromises” for peace with the Palestinians, but he...
View ArticleTop 10 Reads: Sept. 19, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe Obama to propose $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue – Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press Google...
View ArticleThe President’s Rambling U.N. Stump Speech
President Barack Obama’s speech to the United Nations had more than a few elements of a domestic campaign stump speech. Indeed, after a few opening obligatory remarks about the history and ideals of...
View ArticleMorning Bell: Obama Falling Short on Israel
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is taking his people’s bid for statehood to the United Nations this week with a speech set for Friday, followed by a formal application for membership to the U.N....
View ArticleThe Consequences of America’s Confusing Middle East Policies
The United States is scrambling to avoid a diplomatic crisis at the U.N. over a Palestinian statehood vote and a promised U.S. veto. As other countries try to find a way to defuse the crisis,...
View ArticleObama Administration Puts Itself in Tough Spot over Palestinian Statehood
“Peace is hard”—this was the theme of President Obama’s speech September 21 at the U.N. General Assembly. The Obama Doctrine emphasizes the use of international treaties and organizations, soft power,...
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