If a man living in America were to go on television and admit that he spent years stealing U.S. defense secrets on behalf of another country, and was proud of what he had done, Attorney General Eric Holder would immediately fly into a rage and call for arrest and prosecution under the Espionage Act, wouldn’t he? Well, maybe not, if the recent revelations made by Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan regarding his spying for Israel are anything to go by. There has long been a certain acceptance both in the media and within the government that something done on behalf of or together…

Le secrétaire-général de l’ONU Ban Ki-moon, à l’ombre du secrétaire d’Etat USA John Kerry dont il apprécie l’ « engagement dynamique », est en train de chercher à Jérusalem la façon de « mettre fin à la crise de Gaza ». Il semble cependant ignorer que quelqu’un l’a déjà trouvée. Le vice-président de la Knesset, Moshe Feiglin, a en fait présenté le plan pour « une solution à Gaza ».…

Last week, my colleague Ali Gharib and I published an article in The Nation in which we explored the influence of hawkish groups in shaping congressional legislation on Iran sanctions. One of the explanations we offered was the overwhelmingly large budgets enjoyed by hard line, pro-sanctions organizations such as the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) and theAmerican Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Another, perhaps related, explanation lies in the frequency with which hawkish groups advise members of Congress at House and Senate committee hearings . We wrote: Since November 2012, eleven separate hearings on Iran policy have considered a total of thirty-six…

Le lendemain matin, accomplissant ma prière, je réecoutais encore Richard Marx dans « Wherever you go, whatever you do », puis mettant fin à la chanson, j’avais pris mon café dans le balcon de ma suite, le vent bercait doucement mon voile et l’océan trônait devant moi. Je buvais lentement tout en réfléchissant au choix que j’ai arrêté dans ma vie depuis mon plus jeune âge. C’était une drôle d’impression que de…

Only by honestly addressing the cultural schism with Islam can we reach accommodation     I'm ashamed to admit it, but before September 11, I didn't pay much attention to Islam. I had a cursory knowledge of the historical struggle between Israel and its Arab neighbours. I knew a bit about the struggle with the west over oil. I followed the comings and goings of Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Libya, and Syria. But, when it comes to Islamic culture and history and its long engagement with the west, I was virtually ignorant. It took the deaths of 5,000 Americans in a…