After long-simmering sectarian tensions exploded in Iraq a few weeks ago, critics from the right and left have had field day taking their shots at the Obama administration’s Iraq policy, or lack thereof. Recognising that the situation is fraught with dangers, I appreciate

In response to the presumed kidnapping of three young Israelis, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck back with a vengeance. While directly blaming Hamas for the act, he also declared the Palestinian Authority ultimately responsible.  Netanyahu quickly launched “O

Eventually the question “Who lost Iraq” will be asked. In a way, it might be seen as an improper question to ask, since it presumes that Iraq was ours to lose.

On June 3, Zogby Research Services (ZRS) released the results of polling in six Arab countries (Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and the UAE). Conducted during the month of May, the ZRS polls measured Arab attitudes towards the United States and President

Over the past few weeks, a number of comments related to the now collapsed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks caught my attention. Collectively they establish why the talks failed and make clear what must change if any negotiated settlement is to be successful in the future. To be

A few days ago, I spent an afternoon with members of the Syrian opposition delegation visiting Washington.

I was deeply disturbed last week when US Secretary of State John Kerry, in response to criticism from former Senate colleagues, felt compelled to walk back his warning that Israel risked becoming an “apartheid state” if it failed to make peace with the Palestinia

Like many a “hawkish” liberal before him, former UK prime minister Tony Blair crossed over to the dark side of neoconservatism.

While Palestinians celebrated the reconciliation agreement signed between Fateh and Hamas, the reactions in Washington and Israel were reminiscent of the biblical “weeping and gnashing of teeth”. American political commentators were dumbfounded by the news of the pac