Though the FBI has cited 2022 as the worst year of hate-fueled violence since its recording began in in 1992, Americans should brace for even bleaker future statistics unless they break a terrible trend. Violence directly inspired by events in Israel and Gaza has already struck the homeland. In Joliet, Illinois, six-year-old Wadea Al Fayoume
Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israeli kibbutzim in the Gaza envelope has thrust the Palestinian cause back into the international spotlight, after a period of relative abeyance. Over the past month, Hezbollah's involvement in the conflict has significantly increased the cost of an Israeli ground invasion in Gaza: Tel Aviv was compelled to deploy troops
At this point in its term of office, the Biden Administration had hoped for a markedly different Middle East. Under American tutelage, the Trump-era Abraham Accords would have ideally widened the circle of peace among Arab states and Israel, effectively ending the Arab-Israeli conflict and purportedly bringing stability and prosperity to a region sorely in
November 16, 2023 Sen. Risch & Panelists on Russia Financing Ukraine's Reconstruction 2023-11-16T18:08:45-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODBmXC8wMDFcLzE3MDAxNTA3NzVfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Amid the Russia-Ukraine War, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) discussed proposed legislation that repurposes frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s reconstruction. He said this bill was needed in order to hold Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine and could
The combination of highly motivated young extremists on the ground, supportive far-right politicians back home, and ineffective local security measures may stoke a full-scale uprising if authorities continue to look the other way. As Israel’s military operations proceed in Gaza, the West Bank tops the list of potential friction points that could escalate into a
The day before Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack on southern Israel, the Houthi militia’s publication, al-Maseera, ran a piece entitled “Peace with the Jews is in confronting them, not shaking their hands.” The article vehemently criticized the Arab Gulf states for their willingness to consider normalized relations with Israel, framing it as a capitulation to
In The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea, author Shadi Hamid explores what he describes as the ‘democratic dilemma,’ the U.S. desire for democracy in theory but not in practice. Hamid cites the rise of Islamist parties during a wave of democratic elections across the Middle East
The most important outcome of the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco will probably be that it forced Gov. Gavin Newsom to finally clean up the city. For a few days, people can walk the street without worrying about stepping on human excrement or used needles. Prediction:
Iran has long used religious cards to try to gain greater influence in the Balkans. Yet in a part of Europe often referred to as the Middle East’s western flank, Orthodox Christian-majority Serbia — not Muslim Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) or Kosovo — is now Iran’s best friend. Iran and Serbia went from being
November 16, 2023 | Part Of Washington Journal 11/16/2023 Washington Journal 2023-11-16T08:34:58-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzhmXC8wMDFcLzE3MDAxNDE4MDVfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Representative Adam Smith (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, talked about aid to Israel and Ukraine and President Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi in San Francisco. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, talked about