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. […]
- Yemeni VP announces he'll run for presidentYemeni Vice President Abdurabu Mansur Hadi kicked off his presidential campaign Tuesday, announcing he will run in the February 21 election. […]
- On the ground in Syria: 'For God's sake, this is too much'A low-slung skyline. A slate gray sky. Rumbling. Close your eyes. It could be the sound of rolling thunder. […]
- Al-Assad hangs on by ruthlessness, reformist imageWhen the Tunisian revolt erupted last year, Tunisia's president fled power in weeks. When Egyptians took to the streets, longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was swiftly ousted as well. […]
- 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. […]
- 'Your days are numbered,' U.S. official tells al-Assad
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The Bipartisanship Boogey
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One of the latest rages in certain elements of the Loyalist wing of the American Jewish community, after their requisite attack on Obama’s supposed Arab favoritism, and what they are certain is Palestinian duplicity masquerading as reasonableness, is to raise the “loss of political bipartisanship” bogeyman. Bipartisanship erodes, in this view, when American Jews confuse our senators and representatives by either publicly criticizing Israel, or by refraining from criticizing Palestinians or Arab countries. That confusion about who or what to support then undermines one of the very few issues that now enjoys widespread bipartisanship support — Israel.
The Middle East Post Celebrates its Third Year
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The Middle East Post celebrates its third year this October with more than 670 posts and articles that were written by different people about the Middle East.
Following a long and hard working to find support for our journal project which we posted about several months ago, the family of the Middle East Post decided to start the Middle East Political Research Center which will be in charge of the Middle East Post and several other projects which we are preparing for the next year.
The Middle East Political Research Center is an institution that already applied for a formal registration as a legal NGO in the Palestinian territories and
IRAQ DETERMINES THE FATE OF AFGHANISTAN
Issues in Iraq still continue to call for urgent attention and prove to be a deciding factor in future US-South Asia processes. Gitanjali Bakshi [singlepic id=128 w=320 h=240 float=right]analyzes the upcoming Iraqi national elections in 2010 and the effect that this could have on security in Afghanistan.
IRAQ DETERMINES THE FATE OF AFGHANISTAN
By Gitanjali Bakshi
It has been suggested by many analysts that after the initial efforts in Afghanistan, put forward by Operation Enduring Freedom, US focus on the
Two States Solution..A Nice Title without True Intentions
Tsipi Levni, who is the leader of Kadema, made it clear to Bibi Netanyahu that she will not join his government without admitting a two states solution with the Palestinians. Netanyahu responded by asking her whether she really wants to give the Palestinians a state with control on borders, army, and a freedom to make alliances with states like Iran. This argument resulted in losing the chance to create an Israeli unity government.
