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"The bitter fruits of democracy"

by Daniel Pipes

7 February 2006

Now that Hamas has apparently won the elections, the West is hoist with its own petard. Hamas is not only a terrorist group that wants to destroy Israel and attacks civilians, but it has also won a fair election. In view of this situation, the foreign ministries hesitate either to force the (…)

“Neil James: Iraq not ripe for a deadline”

by Neil James

30 January 2006

Australia’s decision to have 190 special Forces task group join another 110 groups and two Chinook helicopters in Afghanistan has met little criticism, mainly because most of us can see the sense of it. Our efforts are in direct defensive and domestic security interests. Assisting the new (…)

“And Now Iran”

by William Kristol

27 January 2006

The threat faced by Iran is increasingly obvious, but the pigeons want to negotiate and the hawks would like Israel to act. The pigeons refused to consider a military option because leaving that opportunity open would strengthen the possibility of using diplomatic channels. The hawks, who had (…)

“Sharon’s centrism the likely winner in Israel’s shake-up”

by Barry Rubin

1 December 2005

Due to the realignment of Israeli politicians and parties, Israel’s political life will suffer the most extraordinary change in the last 30 years. To understand what the consequences for the future of Israel, the region and the Israeli-Arab relations will be, is important. The Israeli (…)

“A war full of errors calls for a reconsideration”

by Harlan Ullman

19 September 2005

Much of the world wonders how the United States and the Bush Administration have been able to get Iraq so wrong in so many ways. Those people are also perplexed that the basis for the war – believing that democratizing Iraq would turn the region into a more peaceful and stable place – has never (…)

“Islamists, get Out!”

by Daniel Pipes

7 September 2005

Due to the attacks in London, Westerners have begun to widely discuss the problem of the radical Islam. In many European countries, they wonder what is tolerable or not in the attitude of Muslims, but measures are still too few. Last week, the same day, two important western politicians went (…)

“Islamist Regime In Total Control”

by Amir Taheri

4 July 2005

The second round of Iran presidential elections has caused an earthquake. Mahmud Ahmadineyad has become president, defeating one of the regime’s greatest leaders since 1979. Ahmadineyad is the most learned of all Iranian presidents and is the first president of the Islamist Republic who has a (…)

“Islam Can Vote, if We Let It”

by Saad Eddin Ibrahim

6 June 2005

During the last municipal elections in Saudi Arabia - the first democratic experience of the nation - some were concerned about the figures reached by the Islamists vs. their secular opponents. In fact, we witnessed a similar tendency in Turkey, Morocco, Iraq and an identical episode is to be (…)