Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Fouad Ajami: The Arabs Have Stopped Applauding Obama - WSJ.com

Fouad Ajami: The Arabs Have Stopped Applauding Obama - WSJ.com: "The crowd may have applauded the cavalier way the new steward of American power referred to his predecessor, but in the privacy of their own language they doubtless wondered about his character and his fidelity. 'My brother and I against my cousin, my cousin and I against the stranger,' goes one of the Arab world's most honored maxims. The stranger who came into their midst and spoke badly of his own was destined to become an object of suspicion."

Saturday, November 14, 2009

YouTube - MIR: The Saudi-Iranian Neo Cold War

Very important report to watch on YouTube. The beginnings of a hot war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, as the Saudis start to tire of Iran's endless proxy wars. Could the Saudis provide Israel overflight privileges in an Israeli air attack on Iran? Stranger things have happened.

YouTube - MIR: The Saudi-Iranian Neo Cold War

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Discrimination Against Arab Israelis cuts both ways | Columnists | Jerusalem Post

Seth Frantzman: Discrimination cuts both ways | Columnists | Jerusalem Post: "Israeli Arab municipalities do face financial discrimination, but in large part it is a discrimination of their own making. Israeli Arab municipalities barely collect taxes, many are on the verge of bankruptcy, there is a complete lack of enforcement of building codes and residents do not invest in their own infrastructure."