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Barry Rubin
The Civilized World’s Dilemma in Dealing with Rogue States
Neither military action nor concessions are going to work entirely, but recognizing you have enemies is the first step in dealing with the problem.
So How Has the West’s Policy Towards Hamas Worked Out?
Western governments have secured the survival and stability of a revolutionary terrorist Islamist regime that is dedicated to destroying their interests.
An All-Purpose Paradigm: The West’s Absurd Claims of Israeli Racism
Among the scores of ridiculous things said, thought, and written about the Arab-Israeli conflict, the pretense that it has something to do with "race" may be the most foolish.
In Speech to Turkey, PM David Cameron Goes Full Idiot
Cameron gives a begging, blubbering pander of a speech in Turkey. (Also read Claudia Rosett: "Prime Minister, It’s Not a 'Prison Camp'”
Will Israel Attack Iran? Don’t Hold Your Breath
How do you know someone has no idea what they’re talking about? They predict that Israel is about to attack Iran.
The Muslim Civil War: ‘The Most Important Ideological Struggle in the World Today’
Author-editor Zeyno Baran explains how the moderate and secular are battling the fervent to determine the future of Islam.
Pressing for Israel-PA Negotiations? Obama Sets Himself Up for Mideast Failure, Again
After his prediction of upcoming talks proved wrong last year, Obama ... makes the exact same prediction for 2010.
Is Europe Awakening to Islamist Threat?
Europe may still lean significantly to the left, but a rightward shift fueled by Muslim immigration problems has begun. Just look at the Netherlands.
The Distorted Gaza Debate: It’s About Hamas, Stupid
The bottom line must be whether or not the world wants to see another Islamist, genocidal state take hold. Let's discuss that, not overblown humanitarian concerns.
Media, Academia Destroying Themselves Over Israel
Institutions are crumbling as the lies needed to uphold the anti-Israel narrative become too much to bear.
It’s Not About the Flotilla: Turkey Changed Sides Years Ago
Israel-Turkey relations have gone from alliance to the verge of war because the West pretended an Islamist government could be benign.
Obama’s National Security Doctrine: Naive — Frighteningly So
The administration releases a document that misidentifies threats and tells our enemies we intend to be weak.
Obama’s State Department (of Relativism): For Free Speech and Against It in Same Sentence
State Dept. spokesman P.J. Crowley's contradictory response to Pakistan's censorship of the internet belongs to a worrisome trend in Western societies.
The Obama Administration’s Iranian Sanctions Plan: Law Enforcement, Not Strategic Power
The new sanctions proposed by the U.S. government, and reportedly accepted by the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council, will force Iranian officials to work harder. In other words, they'll have to put in some extra hours to circumvent restrictions that can be easily broken.
Obama’s Known of Al-Qaeda Ties with Iran for a Year, but Still No Action
An AP investigative report reveals the magnitude of Obama's inaction regarding the dangerous Islamist regime.
Syria, Iran, and Turkey Openly Defy Obama, as Russia Regains Mideast Influence
Obama continually ends up with egg on his face, while Russia is shoring up its ties and influence in the Middle East ahead of a nuclear Iran.
Ahmadinejad Calling Obama’s Bluff
Today at the UN, Iran's president showed why he's a better strategist than his American counterpart. (Also read Claudia Rosett: "Why Does Anyone Care What Ahmadinejad Says at the UN?")
Bibi Freezes Construction?
It is quite likely that Netanyahu has unofficially halted construction in East Jerusalem, though don't expect a public announcement.
Accuse First, Ask Questions Never: Mainstreaming Anti-Semitism
Three European newspapers publish the latest incarnations of the vicious blood libel.
The Gaza War: Is It Really So Hard to Understand?
It's no different than Pearl Harbor or September 11. When you are attacked, you fight back. (Also, Phyllis Chesler on Israel's Morality vs. Hamas's Morality)
Denmark: Al-Qaeda’s New ‘Itsy Bitsy Satan’
I saw no panic or calls for surrender in Copenhagen after the deadly attack on the Danish embassy in Pakistan: Denmark is standing impressively steadfast in the face of its new 'status" as the third enemy of Islamists after the US and Israel.
The West’s Long Tradition of Exalting Non-Western Cultures
"Sometimes to understand one's own era you have to immerse yourself in another," writes Barry Rubin. A 1924 book on Burma proves that the West's appreciation of other cultures is not a modern phenomenon -- and neither is its overly harsh criticism of itself.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Political Correctness
It was the young wizard's biggest challenge yet: understanding why those who should be defending their civilization were pretending that nothing was happening or even becoming apologists for the other side. Barry Rubin tells the tale that began with a headline in the Daily Prophet newspaper: "Minister Fudge Urges Engagement; Accuses Harry Potter of Voldemortphobia"
After This Election, Will Turkey “Islamify?”
With most of the vote counted, the direction of the Turkish election is already clear - the ruling Islamist AKP party has scored an important victory. Barry Rubin, reporting for PJM from Istanbul, discusses the consequences of election results that would cause Ataturk - the father of the modern secular Turkish state - to spin in his grave.
A Turning Point For Turkey
Turkish citizens go to the polls on Sunday for an important election. Will the vote reverse the course of Islamization or move it further down the road of becoming a more Islamic, socially conservative society and a foreign policy more attuned to Iran and Syria than to the United States? Barry Rubin, who is covering the elections for PJM, isn't optimistic.
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