CNN Middle East News- 'Your days are numbered,' U.S. official tells al-AssadAs violence raged in Syria, U.S. officials made clear Tuesday that the United States has lost patience with President Bashar al-Assad. […]
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- State media: Iran is ready to ban oil exports to EuropeIranian lawmakers appeared ready to impose a ban on oil exports to Europe in retaliation for sanctions put in place by the European Union and the United States in January, state media reported Tuesday. […]
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The Israeli Peace Initiative – By Arik Segal
On April 6th, several prominent Israeli figures drafted the “Israeli Peace Initiative” and proposed it to the Israeli government, with the purpose of promoting [singlepic id=529 w=320 h=240 float=right] a regional peace agreement in the Middle East. The authors and signatories are former security chiefs, former IDF chiefs, former politicians, journalists, leading businessmen and entrepreneurs, academics, scientists, artists, social activists and others.
Despite the initiative being a civilian one, it is significant to deliver its message to the civilian and political levels in the Arab world, both to increase the exposure for Israeli willingness to achieve peace and to receive a response from Arab politicians. Such response will push Israeli leaders to give a serious
Qaddafi –at the right place and at the right time – By Arik Segal
March 17th , 2011 will enter the history books as the date when the Security Council approved resolution 1973 calling for the enforcement of a no “fly zone in [singlepic id=507 w=320 h=240 float=right]Libya” including the authorization of ” all necessary measures to protect civilians”. Since this is only the third time in history that the UN has approved a resolution authorizing collective force against a sovereign nation, it is crucial to investigate why and how this occurred. Despite the second clause of the resolution, no one should make the mistake of thinking the main interest of the countries involved is to protect the lives of Libyans. An International uproar
The Egyptian uprising – implications for regional stability: the US, Iran and Israel
The popular uprising in Egypt will have far reaching consequences for many years to follow. Regardless of the domestic implications of the uprising, the[singlepic id=482 w=320 h=240 float=right] impending regime change will have a profound impact on Middle Eastern geopolitical stability. The region is due to enter a period of volatility and increasing chances for eruption of violence. This argument is based on the following assumptions.
First, neither President Mubarak, his son, nor any other political figure affiliated with his corrupt regime will remain in power. Second, the next President or ruling party will be chosen democratically, or at the very least will be more representative of the political aspirations of the people. The majority of Egyptians
The Iranian Nuclear Strategy – an Unconventional Approach
The uncertainty about the Iranian nuclear strategy has caused great tension in the Middle East and has re-centred the foreign policy agendas of world’s biggest[singlepic id=399 w=300 h=200 float=right] powers. An article written in January 2010 by Ephraim Kam and Ephraim Asculai from the Institute of National Security Studies predicts the timeline for the Iranian nuclear capability and reveals unprecedented, updated information about the Iranian nuclear program. After analyzing this article and current geo-political realities, I argue that Iran has stopped the progress of its nuclear military program on the verge of nuclear capability and can resume it at any time when a political decision about it will be taken.
The Emergence of Syria as a major actor in the Middle East
The short- and long-term stability of the Middle East is governed by the struggle between two rival axes who compete over power and influence. The [singlepic id=398 w=300 h=200 float=right]moderate pro-western axis includes: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel and some Gulf states with the patronage of the US and the western powers. The radical pro-Islamic axis is led by Iran which tries to gather Iraq, Lebanon and Qatar and Turkey behind her.
In the midst of these axes stands Syria which holds a key role in the current developments in Lebanon, Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
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Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad – Owner, Edited and Writer
A Palestinian-Arab living in East Jerusalem, Ziad graduated from College Des Frères in Jerusalem in 2003. Ziad finished his major in International Relations and English Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ziad is the President of the Watan student movement at the university. He is interested in Middle Eastern political issues and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Founder of the Middle East Post and MEL (Middle East Future Leadership Network), he
A Word about our Youth Group after a Year of our First Meeting…
Before almost a year our group members met together to travel to Fiji to film a documentary that was made by Tony Robbins about them and the relations that were created between them.
