Europe’s Double Standards Come Back to Haunt It
Will the Swedish foreign minister condemn French and German police for shooting terrorists?
July 21, 2016
Mohammed Dahlan, the United Arab Emirates, and Fatah’s Intergenerational Struggle
Abbas’s obsession.
Once the Palestinian Authority’s security chief for Gaza, and later Mahmoud Abbas’s national-security adviser, Mohammed Dahlan had a falling out with his boss in 2011. Since then, he has been living in exile, receiving protection and financial support from the United Arab Emirates. Abbas sees him as his major rival, and reportedly has become obsessed with preventing Dahlan’s rise to power, while Dahlan has recently assailed Abbas in the Arabic press. Khaled Abu Toameh argues that more than a personal squabble is at play:
July 21, 2016
Mohammed Dahlan, the United Arab Emirates, and Fatah’s Intergenerational Struggle
Abbas’s obsession.
What Israel Could Gain from a Seat on the Security Council
A blow to delegitimization.
The Imaginary Disease That Saved Italian Jews from the Nazis
Syndrome K.
Scientists Unlock the DNA of Ancient Barley Seeds from Masada
Native to the region.