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The Christian Brotherhood (ie, The Muslim Brotherhood)

כ״ד בשבט ה׳תשע״א (Saturday 29 January 2011)

Somewhere in the world, in a troubled region, there are riots on the streets and an organization called the Christian Brotherhood is poised to succeed in seizing power as that country’s military dictator eventually flees. The Christian Brotherhood is a potentially frightening organization. Its members have been involved in a lot of political violence over [...]

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The Next Israel-Lebanon War

כ״א באלול ה׳תש״ע (Tuesday 31 August 2010)

When I wrote recently about the upcoming Israel-Iran War, I predicted that “Israel will provoke a war with Hezballah in 2010 to defeat them and to deplete their arsenal in the context of a conventional war.” Now I see Haaretz is agreeing that Israel might be planning to attack Hezballah preemptively. The article mentions the [...]

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Israel & Lebanon in the United States Empire

י״ח באלול ה׳תש״ע (Saturday 28 August 2010)

The United States arms its client Israel (or Israel is the puppetmaster that controls the United States – it depends whom you ask). The United States also arms a (former) close ally of Israel, Turkey. The United States also arms some of Israel’s neighbors, like Egypt and the Hashemite entity, as a reward for not [...]

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The Israel-Iran War

א׳ באלול ה׳תש״ע (Wednesday 11 August 2010)

Get ready for Israel’s next war, people, because it might be coming soon. First thing: read what Jeffrey Goldberg has to say in The Atlantic. He points out that the point of no return is likely upon us and that, because President Obama is so reluctant to act, Netanyahu will feel compelled to attack Iran’s [...]

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The Coming Shalit Deal

ו׳ בכסלו ה׳תש״ע (Monday 23 November 2009)

A deal to free Gilad Shalit is imminent. Or it isn’t. It’s impossible to tell from any article like this one. In general, reports that a deal is imminent are usually manufactured by one side, namely by one side’s negotiating team, to pressure the other side into restarting negotiations. They may also be planted in [...]

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