Where is Obama’s grand vision?
David Suissa
March 5, 2015
For a man who reveres Abraham Lincoln, President Barack Obama has shown little inspiration in his foreign policy, especially in the Middle East.
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muslim brotherhood
Palestinian analyst: ‘Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood one in the same’
Jeffrey Hensiek
November 17, 2014
Despite the formation of a national consensus government, Hamas has not only failed to reconcile with Fatah, but the Islamist group is also beset by an internal rift between a majority who follow the agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood and those who seek independence from the group.
Egypt’s Ansar militants swear allegiance to Islamic State
Jewish Journal
November 3, 2014
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Egypt\’s most active militant group, has sworn allegiance to Islamic State, a statement from Ansar said Monday night.
Steven Sotloff sounded the unanswered alarm about ISIS
Jewish Journal
September 4, 2014
\”As the international media is fixated on the struggle between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood, few reporters are focusing on Syria.\”
In the new Middle East, an embarrassment of evils
David Suissa
August 25, 2014
One of the crazy things about following the Middle East is trying to keep track of all the bad guys. Remember when Iran was the big bad Islamic wolf? Or al-Qaida? Or Hezbollah? Or the Muslim Brotherhood? Or Hamas?
Arab rifts may complicate search for Gaza truce
Jewish Journal
July 21, 2014
The push for a Gaza ceasefire risks becoming mired in a regional tussle for influence between conservative Arab states and Islamist-friendly governments, with rival powers competing to take credit for a truce, analysts and some officials say.
Gazans pay heavy price for Hamas ties to Muslim Brotherhood
Jewish Journal
July 21, 2014
As the situation becomes increasingly dire in the Gaza Strip, some are seeing the noticeable absence of vociferous support from the Arab world for beleaguered Gazans as a function of the Hamas-Muslim Brotherhood relationship.
Court bans activities of Islamist Hamas in Egypt
Jewish Journal
March 4, 2014
An Egyptian court on Tuesday banned all Hamas activities in Egypt in another sign that the military-backed government aims to squeeze the Palestinian Islamist group that rules the neighboring Gaza Strip.
Egypt government resigns, paving way for Sisi to seek presidency
Jewish Journal
February 24, 2014
Egypt\’s government resigned on Monday, paving the way for army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his candidacy for president of a strategic U.S. ally gripped by political strife.
Is a common fear of Iran driving Israel and Saudi Arabia together?
Jewish Journal
October 21, 2013
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping the enemy of one’s enemy truly does become a friend.
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