Anti-Semitism is on the march in Europe. But the European’s new turn toward isolationism goes even further than that.
Sectarian infighting and foreign intervention breed intrigue on the Lebanese political scene. Last summer’s war had a devastating effect—but factional power politics and Hizballah’s rising popularity threaten to make matters worse.
Many in the Islamic world experience their own internal class of civilizations.
7/7 tested how the British cope with Islamist terrorism. Were they found wanting?
The political soil of the Middle East has not been tilled by the Western Enlightenment. Growing democracy there must take this into account.
Terrorist groups make poor peace partners. Is Hamas any exception?
To succeed, the roadmap to peace will need many things, not least of which is Israeli and Palestinian participation in it.
The "new" anti-Semitism of the Arab and Muslim worlds bears much resemblance to the "old" anti-Semitism of Europe. As the latter became a warrant for genocide, it would be foolish to underestimate the lethality of the former.
The "near miss" at Taba is being widely promoted as the natural starting point for future Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy. The only problem, is there was no "near miss."
Judging between the totalitarian evils of the 20th century need not wait for a more balanced historiography; alas, the long farewell is not quite over.