The US Plan for Weakening Hezbollah: a Civil War and the Exodus of the Christians

November 14, 2020

The Christian political and religious leaders of Lebanon are theologically distant from Twelver Shia; they have political and ideological objectives that fundamentally differ from those of Hezbollah. …

Palestinian Christians

June 10, 2020

Opinion

It was inevitable that when the coronavirus pandemic reached the occupied Palestinian territories, as it did in early March, it would find its first purchase in Bethlehem, a few miles south-east of Je…

Jerusalem’s Old City: How Palestine’s Past Is Being Slowly Erased

June 24, 2019

Opinion

Israel has controlled East Jerusalem and the walled Old City since the 1967 war in which it also occupied the adjacent West Bank. It has effectively treated them as annexed territory ever since. To co…

The Elusive Middle East Peace

January 1, 2019

Opinion

Subtle news sources coming on the grapevine allude to impending Middle East fresh peace talks. The end of the “War on Syria” will bring serious and realistic opportunities for Russian-sponsored peace …

Why Do Fundamentalist Christians Support Israel – Right or Wrong?

December 30, 2018

Opinion

It appears that many fundamentalist Christians support the hard-line policies of the Israeli Government (currently consisting of the parties Likud, United Torah Judaism, Shas, Kulanu and the Jewish Ho…

What Arabs Could Learn About Unity from the Ottoman Empire

July 28, 2018

Opinion

When considering ancient history, is it important to view events from the prism of the time in which they occurred. Doing so otherwise, would not be the least helpful, because one cannot judge distant…

The 52 Major Jewish American Organizations and Israel Celebrate Passover with the Slaughter of 25 Muslim, Christian and Secular Palestinians

April 9, 2018

Opinion

Introduction As of April 7, nearly three thousand unarmed Christian, Muslim and secular Palestinians have been wounded, over three dozen are in critical condition and at least twenty-five unarmed prot…

Mike Pence’s Middle East Tour: Speaking to Israel’s Hard Right Only

January 24, 2018

Opinion

US Vice President Mike Pence will soon complete his four-day trip to the Middle East after visiting Egypt, Jordan and Israel. Pence, a devout evangelical Christian, was refused a meeting with Palestin…