Lebanon, Hezbollah run from responsibility for Majdal Shams massacre
In a rare move, Hezbollah and Lebanese officials deny involvement in the Majdal Shams child massacre, spreading misinformation to avoid backlash as evidence mounts against them.
Arab Christians
The one place in the Middle East where minorities are thriving
Those who accuse Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' should look elsewhere in the region – especially Lebanon
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Greens Should Follow Germany’s Lead And Reject Israel Boycotts
Co-written by Asaf Romirowsky. While Iran's regime continues to expand its nuclear facilities and Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's war has caused a half million deaths,...
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The Creation of an Unbridgeable Divide
The transformation of the Syrian Revolution from a nonviolent and inclusive pro-democracy protest movement into a civil war, pitting majority-Sunni and majority-Alawite militias against each othe...
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Obama’s ‘Alert Observation’ of Anti-Christian Violence Must End
As Nina Shea discussed below, Pakistani authorities have incarcerated a...
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When Will the West Act Against Persecution of Christians in the Middle East?
Co-authored by Giulio Meotti The case of the Iranian pastor sentenced to death for his faith has attached a human face to the horrible situation of Christians in the...
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Egyptian Liberals Against the Revolution
Free societies mean more than just free elections.
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Despite Criticism of Israel, Hitchens was Ardent Foe of Anti-Semitism
Not long ago, I told an older colleague of my admiration for Christopher Hitchens, the Anglo-American author, journalist and public intellectual who finally succumbed to esophageal cancer Thursda...
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Coal in Israel’s stocking
'Tis the season for blame-Israel-first stories.
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Reform the Only Hope for the Middle East
Despite virtual around-the-clock coverage of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, one important aspect remains poorly understood: the reaction of the 300 million strong "Arab Street." Turn on an...
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Offers We Can’t Refuse?
An Iraqi acquaintance served as a member of a city council. She is Shia and religious. She had formed an alliance with other Iraqi women – Shia, Sunni and Christian; Arab and Kurd; religiou...
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Life of Fear for Christian Arabs
By: Richard Z. Chesnoff. Last month's grisly murder in Jersey City of Hossam Armanious, his wife, Amal, and two daughters, Sylvia and Monica, remains unsolved. But friends...
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Symposium: The Muslim Persecution of Christians
By Dr. Walid Phares The widespread persecution of Christians is an increasing phenomenon in the Islamic world. Aside from its obvious tragic and horrifying ingredients, what is the signi...