On April 19, The New York Times reported that Hamas officials said the group is ready to give up “thousands of automatic rifles and other weapons belonging to its police force and other...
As the Trump administration considers its Middle East peace strategy, one target should be a deeper relationship between the Arab world’s most populous nation and the Jewish state, one that advances...
The hashtag “Your turn, dictator” has been widely shared on Egyptian social media in the past two weeks. Modeled after the 2011 rallying cry “your turn, doctor” used against then-Syrian President...
Hamas terrorists gathered in a building at Gaza City’s Islamic University to launch anti-tank missiles at Israeli troops, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on June 25. “An...
On the 45th anniversary of their peace agreement and against the backdrop of the protracted war in Gaza, relations between Israel and Egypt are being severely tested. How do the anchors of peace help both countries get through this challenging period, and what must they do to emerge from it stronger?
Israeli soldiers raided the homes of Hamas commanders and captured terrorist operatives in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on March 1....
A network of Hamas tunnels underneath a Gaza hospital and a university, including a 10 km (6.2 mile) long tunnel, was revealed by Israeli forces on February 26. The tunnel network...
The day after Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel, an Egyptian security officer — apparently acting on his own — killed two Israeli tourists and their local tour guide in Alexandria. The action...
The alleged spies "were charged of collaborating with an official from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards between 2012 and April 2016."
A senior Hamas delegation traveled to Tehran last week to attend celebrations marking the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The meeting comes at a tense time in the Hamas-Iran relationship. The group has...
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt presents himself as an Islamic reformer. He has...
By now, you should be familiar with the name Ayaan Hirsi Ali. You should know at least this much about her: She is brilliant, beautiful, black and she has been banned near Boston. You mi...
The great medieval historian Ibn Khaldun centered his understanding of history on asabiyya, which is perhaps best translated as esprit de corps mixed with the will to power. In his maste...
Egypt’s “Committee of the Fifty,” which serves as a constituent assembly, held its first deliberations last week to draft a new constitution. The meeting was a major milestone,...
A society on the edge of chaos.
Begin with Western strength and confidence in our principles.
“The era of Big Government is over!” I could not get President Bill Clinton’s famous declaration out of my...
The New York Times has a report this morning about the pledge by Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, to work for the release from U.S. p...
A response to Clifford D. May.
Last night in New York City, I had the privilege of presenting former U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey with the 2012 Freedom Flame Award, an annual honor bestowed by Frank Gaffney’s...