Firefight in Golan changes Mideast rules

Read this article in Spanish, Turkish and Farsi. The exchange of missiles last week on the Syrian-Israeli border was anything but normal. Continue reading →

Hezbollah doesn’t attack America, it’s the other way around

Read this article in French too. Western-backed militants are in retreat, Bashar al-Assad remains president, Hezbollah has stretched its wings Continue reading →

Israel’s Mideast reality check

Read this article in French, Arabic and Portuguese. Tel Aviv has had a bad few weeks. A once favorable regional balance Continue reading →

WikiLeaks: The two faces of Hillary Clinton on Syria

“People don’t trust Hillary Clinton, and no one can agree on why,” begins a sympathetic piece on the Democratic Party Continue reading →

Another Ceasefire in Gaza? No Thank You.

Last week, Palestinians and Israelis agreed to yet another ceasefire of hostilities in the Gaza Strip. Palestinians appeared triumphant. After Continue reading →

There is no ‘middle’ in the Middle East today (Interview)

I was recently interviewed by a new European online publication called we-magazine that has rolled out an issue on the Continue reading →

Source: Syria and Hezbollah Will Hit Israel if US Strikes

Informed insiders have confirmed that Syria and Hezbollah plan to retaliate against Israel in the event of an American-led military Continue reading →

“Bandar ibn Israel”

The recent acts of political violence in the Middle East’s Levant are not unrelated. Car bombings in the predominantly Shia Continue reading →