THE UNRESOLVED EGYPTIAN CRISIS

THE UNRESOLVED EGYPTIAN CRISIS

The latest Russian-American truce in Syria does not mean that the crisis is over. Far from it. The insurgency in Syria seems to have overshadowed another crisis in the region. The overthrow of Mohammed Morsi, the democratically elected President of Egypt and member of...
Moderates are usually creepy sell outs

Moderates are usually creepy sell outs

The letter by Martin Frack on 1 August “Moderate Abbass may be a solution in peace talks” is a shocking reminder of the old South African “moderates” that our Nelson Mandela and others resisted because the word ‘moderate’ usually means a person with no principles and...
Israel reckons with unraveling Gaza policy

Israel reckons with unraveling Gaza policy

Israel reckons with unraveling Gaza policy By Joel Greenberg of The Washington Post JERUSALEM — When the emir of Qatar paid the first visit by a head of state to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip last week, there were two different reactions from the Israeli Foreign...