How Obama Is Mishandling the Violence Wracking the Muslim World
Defending Israel Against Its Right-Wing Jews
At Least People Are Allowed to Speak in Jordan: Democracy in the Kingdom
Here is a televised debate about Syria on Jordanian television. People are allowed to say anything they want. And they do. The first inklings of real democracy in the kingdom. And who’s to blame for what’s going on in Syria? The Israelis, of course. Watch this, too. Martin Peretz is editor-in-chief emeritus of The New Republic. READ MORE >>
Saif Qaddafi’s Capture and the End of the Arab Spring
Forgive the corny metaphors. But it was not I who framed developments in the Arab world with the sequence of the seasons. Still, you need only glance at the papers to recognize that Arab Spring is now Arab Winter without really ever having passed through summer or fall. Spring is, as ever, a romantic memory. READ MORE >>
Netanyahu Is Not the Problem
I Am Not For Herman Cain. Believe Me, I Really Am Not. But…
The Wall Street Occupation and the Cottage Cheese Revolt
Against the Division of Jerusalem
A very clever blogger, short and pithy, comments on the world virtually daily. His name is Errol Phillips, and I have not the slightest idea of who he is. But this ironic observation seems perfectly apt. So I share it with you: Let’s see if I got this right. Water-boarding is torture and unacceptable. But assassination is murder and is acceptable. At least we know now that progressives have finally come around to accepting the death penalty. READ MORE >>
