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The Wave: Man, God, and the Ballot Box in the Middle East
The promise of democracy for Muslims offers something historically unparalleled. Where Islamist groups once dreamed of revolution, quietly developed paramilitary cells, and assassinated their secular opponents, mainstream Islamist groups today see elections as a means for society to maintain akhlaq; the mores that define good Muslims.
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Ahead of Iran Talks, Slew of Reports Should Be Taken with Grain of Salt
The slew of new reports and "exclusive" details on Iran's nuclear weapons program do not enhance in any significant what we already know on the subject, nor do they present the definitive "smoking gun"... more...
Iran Accelerating Nuclear Bomb Efforts?
Iranian dissidents revealed today that Iran’ theocratic government is mounting efforts to acquire nuclear bomb while talks on this issue between the country and western powers continue, reports German De Welt. more...
MEK: Tehran Accelerating Its Nuclear Program
Iran is accelerating its nuclear weapons program, according to a report Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Iranian opposition group compiled and The Jerusalem Post obtained on Friday. more...
Iran: Atombomben-Netzwerk aufgedeckt?
Die Atomenergiebehörde (IAEA) in Wien blieb versiegelt. Ihre Mitarbeiter wollten nicht einmal darüber Auskunft geben, ob sie Post von der iranischen Opposition erhalten hatten. more...
Iran: Atombomben-Netzwerk aufgedeckt?
Die Atomenergiebehörde (IAEA) in Wien blieb versiegelt. Ihre Mitarbeiter wollten nicht einmal darüber Auskunft geben, ob sie Post von der iranischen Opposition erhalten hatten. more...
Clumsy Assassins
When, last October, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the FBI and DEA had thwarted a plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the United States by planting a bomb in a Washington, DC restaurant... more...
Beschleunigt der Iran den Bau der Bombe?
Nach Informationen der iranischen Volksmudschaheddin treibt der Iran die Arbeit an einer Atombombe mit insgesamt sieben Schwerpunkten voran. more...
Of Masterstrokes and Apoplectic Strokes
Netanyahu has strengthened his hand significantly but not for the reasons spouted by the left more...
Nukes and a Fatwa
In the same week that Iranian nuclear negotiators in Istanbul mentioned an alleged fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei banning nuclear weapons to offer reassurances about Iran’s peaceful nuclear intentions. more...
Beinart’s Argument Was Already Debunked
As a further thought to Michael Rubin’s response to Joe Klein’s defense of Peter Beinart, it is not true that nobody has yet replied to Peter Beinart’s demographic argument. First of all, the argument is not Peter Beinart’s. more...
Reagan’s “October Surprise” is Still Getting Debunked
Twenty years later in 2012, Emanuele Ottolenghi has found new problems with this source. It turns out Ben-Menashe invented some of the people he spoke to Sick about... more...
Now on Air: Lunar TV
On March 22, AIJAC's overseas guest speaker Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi attracted the attention of the CEC. Before Ottolenghi's talk at the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) in Melbourne... more...
Syrians Fall Victim to ‘Dual Logic’ of Sectarianism and Realpolitik
The task admittedly more complex than in Libya, but “from a purely moral point of view, Western inaction is a display of hypocrisy that is bound to undermine future attempts to invoke universal principles in the name of policy,”... more...
March on Syria
The Assad dynasty is not content with slaughtering its own people in great numbers. It is also destroying Syria's rich archaeological past. Writing last month in the US Weekly Standard, Victoria Coates described the devastation in detail. more...
Meet The Tarnished Bureaucrat Who Is Running Our Negotiations With Iran
The heart of Ashton's message was "the primary purpose of my visit is to show the continued importance that the EU attaches to resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict, which is central to the solution of other problems in the region." more...
Gary Sick, Discredited but Honored
The so-called "October Surprise" plot that briefly enthralled the American public twenty years ago is one of the most influential political conspiracy theories in U.S. history. more...
The Khamenei Fatwa Is a Ruse
Speaking to reporters about Iran’s nuclear program before the weekend talks in Istanbul, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, “We’re looking for concrete results,” and continued, “They assert that their program is purely peaceful. more...
Iran’s Armenian Connection
On March 20, Armenian defense minister Seyran Ohanyan visited Washington, D.C. Talks focused on U.S. defense assistance to the small republic, and regional issues were also discussed. more...
Can Iranians Compromise in Istanbul?
There is no reason to be optimistic about the talks, despite the initial mood expressed by Brussels and Washington. Iran refused to rejoin talks for 14 months and played an elaborate game of brinkmanship over the location of the talks until the last minute. more...
Iran Regime Change Only Hope
As the drumbeat of war mounts in the Middle East, people wonder if an Iran-Israel war is inevitable. Iran's rhetoric about wiping Israel off the map continues unabated - as does its quest for nuclear weapons. more...