Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories are just one symptom.
And his satisfaction at turning a blind eye to mass murder.
Arab cynicism and Western racism.
Israel does more to help refugees than Saudi Arabia.
And other signs for optimism.
The U.S. has a long history of supporting despotic regimes in the Middle East in the name of stability. They have also been surprised when. . .
Last year, the thirty-one-year-old Saudi blogger Raif Badawi was sentenced to 1,000 lashes (along with ten years of imprisonment and a fine of approximately $250,000). . .
When Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN that he believes in “two states for two peoples based on mutual recognition,” his real intended audience was the. . .
States are weak or collapsing throughout the Arab world. And what is the favorite obsession of the “international community”? To create another one.
Nobody could match him as an interpreter of the Arab Middle East—or as a deft and witty scourge of his academic opponents.
For stating his duty to warn Israelis about potential terror attacks, a Dubai police chief invited upon himself a worldwide campaign of vilification.
Holocaust museums graphically present pre-war hate propaganda, but shy away from showcasing the hatred of Jews prevalent in the Arab world.
In death as in life, the late Israeli leader serves as a bogeyman in the Arab world and a convenient excuse for avoiding its pathologies of violence.