Why Was Mahmoud Abbas Avoiding the UN Secretary-General?
He didn’t want to be told to behave.
September 8, 2017
Federalism Might Be What a Fractious Middle East Needs Most
The emirate solution.
In a recent conversation with Mordechai Kedar, an Iraqi Sunni activist living in Europe argued that the best way forward for his own country is what he terms “the emirate solution.” His proposal, modeled on American federalism and Switzerland’s division into cantons, would divide Iraq into small, relatively homogeneous emirates, each with some degree of internal autonomy. Kedar lays out the case for this plan, and suggest it could be applied successfully elsewhere in the Middle East:
September 8, 2017
Hijacking the Holocaust to Protect Barack Obama’s Legacy
A Holocaust Museum report absolved the former president of turning a blind eye to mass murder in Syria.
Federalism Might Be What a Fractious Middle East Needs Most
The emirate solution.
Even without Faith, Religion Must Be Returned to the Public Square
The public square and the “Benedict option.”
Why Israel Never Brought Josef Mengele to Justice
More urgent priorities.