Tunisia’s Ex-President Should Worry about His Own Country’s Problems
He was on a boat attempting to run the blockade of Gaza.
July 1, 2015
For Palestinians, Terrorism, Not Competence, Is the Path to Political Popularity
Why Abbas is going after Salam Fayyad.
Salam Fayyad, the former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, has recently been subjected to legal bullying by Mahmoud Abbas, who sees him as a potential rival. Khaled Abu Toameh explains why Fayyad is, and is not, a real threat:
July 1, 2015
For Palestinians, Terrorism, Not Competence, Is the Path to Political Popularity
Why Abbas is going after Salam Fayyad.
The Weakest Western Link in the Nuclear Talks with Iran
Germany puts business over security and human rights.
Using “Ghost Letters” to Decipher the Wisdom of Ben Sira
In which "strange ghosts of backward letters" turn out to be Hebrew.
How Great Sacred Art Differs from Great Sacred Subject Matter
The distance between piety and genius.