by Bilal Hassen | Nov 24, 2011 | Opinion
The US and Western newspapers have recently been filled with articles and information about a grave economic crisis initially threatening the US, then Europe and the entire world, including our Arab states. Amidst the talk about this crisis, everyone is recalling the...
by Bilal Hassen | Oct 20, 2011 | Opinion
The Arab-Israeli conflict is an ever-present strategic issue for any Arab state or regime, regardless of its [political] trend. This has resulted in the emergence of popular anti-Israeli [political] movements; some are Palestinian, whilst others are Arab. These...
by Bilal Hassen | Sep 14, 2011 | Opinion
Israel is today facing three abnormal challenges: namely the Palestinian, Turkish and Egyptian challenges. These challenges all have international dimensions. It may be customary for us to imagine that Israel has the upper hand when facing such challenges; however...
by Bilal Hassen | Sep 1, 2011 | Opinion
The Eilat (Um al-Rushrash) Fedayeen [commando] attack on a number of Israeli targets which took place on 18 August 2011 [Southern Israel cross-border attacks], and the implications of this, continue to gather pace like a snowball rolling down a mountainside....
by Bilal Hassen | Aug 25, 2011 | Opinion
Benjamin Netanyahu is an example of a politician who sees only what he wants to see. Indeed, this has been a characteristic of many Israeli leaders, including Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barack. Those two conducted negotiations with the Palestinians and never imagined a...
