If you enjoy playing with dominoes, you know that a carefully laid out pattern of the toys can make quite an impressive display once the first one is knocked over. One after another, dominoes fall at racing speed. Similarly, if…
The nomination of a new Palestinian Prime Minister brings on hopes for new possibilities. Could the new leadership mean new prospects for peace with Israel? Could it bring new political reforms and freedom? Might hate and violence truly be on…
Syrian rebels need weapons in their country’s civil war, and so far the Americans have chosen not to give them. But one of the US officials who has urged the Americans arm the rebels, US Senator John McCain, visited the…
Is the Middle East on the verge of another war? Rocket attacks in Lebanon and against Israel have intensified fears that the Syrian civil war is spreading to other countries. That’s very bad for you… even if you live in…
The Syrian civil war is rapidly turning into a mini-world war, with the United States and Russia on opposite sides. The Americans have never liked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and the Russians find him a useful ally in the Middle…
Two cars reportedly blew up in Turkey on Saturday, killing dozens. And you should care, because it is increasing the chance for Middle East war, all while helping the bad guys win. It’s true, we don’t want terror to succeed,…