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Iraqi or Shiite?

It is not surprising that the Sadrist trend that is led by Moqtada al-Sadr are complaining of Iran pressuring them to accept Nouri al-Maliki remaining in office for a second term, however what is strange is the Sadrist trend saying – in a statement issued after the...

Why is Hezbollah So Scared?

It seems that it is the law of the jungle that is being followed. Israel is keeping Hezbollah on its toes with aerial surveillance, spies on the ground, warehouse explosions in villages, and threats that it will launch a new assault. Hezbollah in turn is going after...

The Elephant and the Blindfolded Men

The great Iranian mystic Roumi has a poem about an elephant surrounded by a number of blind men in a dark room. Each blind man touches one part of the elephant and describes it accordingly. To one, the elephant is a pillar. To another, it is a table-cloth. As Iranians...

Muallem the Teacher

This article’s title does not aim to ridicule Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem [whose surname in Arabic means teacher] but rather to shed light on the free lesson that he has taught the Palestinian president regarding how to deal with the peace file. For...

Territorial Transgressions

A small piece of news emerged not so long ago, about the anticipated “discovery” of vast amounts of oil and natural gas, located in the offshore territories of Lebanon. These reserves would transform Lebanon into an international producer of oil and...

Negotiating Until the End

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is in a difficult position. The Palestinian negotiators linked the continuation of direction negotiations with Israel – which were launched with great difficulty and are still at an early stage – with an extension to the partial...