Itbach al-Yahud Will Only Get You So Far… by Gerald A. Honigman Lebanon, Tunisia, the Sudan, Yemen, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan…..Take your pick. For a variety of reasons, civilian tempers throughout the region that Arabs like to call purely Arab patrimony have now either reached or are close to explosive levels. While coups d’etat are not [...]

Shiva is the Jewish period of mourning observed the first week after the funeral of a parent, spouse, sibling, or child. From the time of death until the conclusion of the funeral, the primary focus and concern is on the care of the deceased and the burial preparations. Once shiva begins, the focus shifts to [...]

A Bit Late In Coming…Not So, Mr. President? by Gerald A. Honigman Like probably scores of millions of other folks all over the world, I listened to President Obama’s State of the Union address on January 25th. One thing, in particular, related to foreign policy I found interesting and disturbing. I’ll get to it down [...]

——————————————————————————– The Israeli Goose and the Russian Gander by Gerald A. Honigman There are certain verbal expressions which seem to clarify specific situations…they really hit the nail right on the head, so to speak. On January 18th, America and Russia took steps towards recognition of the Arabs’ twenty-second state, joining a growing list of South [...]

The Sudan…The Story Within The Story by Gerald A. Honigman As I write this, I cannot help but cringe at what has transpired over the almost five decades that I have been actively involved in the history and politics of the Middle East and North Africa. At long last, it now seems that the non-Arab/non-Arabized [...]

As we enter a new year, North American Jewish communities have a unique opportunity to strengthen support of Israel among U.S. Hispanics, a population segment that is relatively indifferent in their attitudes towards the Middle East. Educating them about Israel is a huge undertaking, but if we are not pro-active now we will end up [...]

——————————————————————————– Double Dhimmitude, Part II by Gerald A. Honigman Wake up, my dear Coptic friends. It’s long past due that a new dawn should arise in relations between our two peoples. First the Saturday People, then the Sunday People… The above expression seems to have first been referred to by Professor Bernard Lewis, in a [...]

One Side Perpetually Lies…So Who Should You Believe? by Gerald A. Honigman I’ll never forget the first days of the Six Day War in 1967 when Arabs claimed they had shot down hundreds of Israeli planes, that American planes (not Israeli) had later destroyed Arab aircraft, etc., etc., etc. After putting up with murderous Arab [...]