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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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Satanico Grass
Adesso la crisi ha travolto Grass. Secondo Benjamin Weinthal, fellow della Foundation for the Defense of Democracies e corrispondente da Berlino del Jerusalem Post, Grass incarna l’antisemitismo tedesco del post-Olocausto: more...
German SPD Youth Group Calls for Attack on Iran if Sanctions Fail
Jerusalem Post journalist Benjamin Weinthal, who has thankfully returned to regular blogging, just posted about a potentially significant, albeit somewhat counter-intuitive, development on the German left. more...
Experts: Israel’s New Bunker-Busters Can Take Out Iran’s Nuke Plants
In an article titled “Israel has the power to knock out Iran’s nuclear facilities” published in the NY York Daily News, Berlin-based reporter Benjamin Weinthal argues that Israel has the military capability to launch a successful attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. more...
Today In Syria: “They Made [Dad] Watch My Mom Being Beaten”
If you believe you've been threatened by Syrian informants and want to publicize your story, contact PBS here. Benjamin Weinthal exposes even more troubling Assad intimidation in Europe. more...
Teheran Chiama, Berlino Risponde
Sono molte le iniziative tedesche a sostegno dell’economia iraniana. Il Marriott Hotel di Amburgo ha appena ospitato l’Iran Business Forum con la compagnia te esca IPC-GmbH, volto a facilitare investimenti tedeschi in Iran. more...
What Happens If Iran Gets The Bomb?
Benjamin Weinthal explains what sorts of new sanctions might succeed in preventing an Iranian bomb. Marc Tracy imagines how China could be brought on board. more...
Middle East Media Sampler #17
But it takes a huge historical leap and considerable conceit to suggest that there is any valid comparison between J Street’s political movement of today and Jeremy’s father’s struggles in the 1940s to alert Americans to the ongoing destruction of European Jewry. more...
Persecution of Christians, Gays Ignored By Media
Benjamin Weinthal, a journalist and research fellow with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, blamed the lack of coverage of persecution of either gays or religious minorities on a "soggy appeasement policy" in Europe and the United Kingdom. more...
Chancellor Merkel’s Visit
Helping stop Iran’s race toward nuclear weapons. In testimony before Congress in 2008, Heritage expert Nile Gardiner shared a report by the Realité think tank in Europe that a “staggering” 5,000 German companies conduct business with Iran. more...