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Street Smart Politics
Wednesday Feb 29, 2012
The cover of the latest Economist reads “Iran” in ominous black letters peppered with nuclear emblems, most of which, like Iran's nuclear facilities, are depicted deep underground. Being dropped from above are two bombs, one emblazoned with Old Glory and the other with the Star of David. The imagery suggesting an American or Israeli pre-emptive strike could not be clearer. Neither could The Economist's take...
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Tuesday Feb 14, 2012
How should we react when AIDS, the swine flu, infertility, economic stagnation, natural disasters, revolutions, and a litany of other grievances are routinely blamed by Middle Eastern populations on the West—the United States and Israel in particular?
Because some of these accusations are so over the top—Mossad trained sharks—or we know them to be patently false—CIA behind the 9/11 attacks—Western...
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Tuesday Jul 05, 2011
As the saying goes, the best way to win a battle is to avoid it. As Greece intercepted a Gaza bound flotilla on July 4th, Israel won a series of ‘battles’ that included the Turkish and French activists dropping out of the flotilla altogether and the total number of participants tumbling from 1500 to a meager 350 die-hards who didn't even have a chance to sail.
Much of the world understood that the flotilla was a...
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Tuesday May 24, 2011
Has President Obama's reception of PM Netanyahu formed a constructive dialogue, a rift, an insult, an honest discussion, a small disagreement among friends and allies, a reaffirmation of the US-Israel strategic relationship? It all depends who you ask, and not that you're asking, but below I offer a few reflections.
Obama's Speech
Israelis took objection to a number of points in Obama's speech.
From an Israeli perspective, Obama gave the...
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Friday May 13, 2011
Interview with Middle East expert Dr. Walid Phares
I was recently in Washington DC and had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Walid Phares. He is an American scholar born in Beirut and frequent commentator on global terrorism and developments in the Middle East. Dr. Phares has testified before committees of the US Departments of Justice, Defense, State, Homeland Security, as well as Congress, UN Security Council, and the European Parliament....
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About This Blog
David Bratslavsky analyzes US foreign policy and the Middle East. He studied politics, language and religion in Washington, D.C., Tel Aviv, Cairo and...
David Bratslavsky analyzes US foreign policy and the Middle East. He studied politics, language and religion in Washington, D.C., Tel Aviv, Cairo and Jerusalem.
