'In Syria and Iraq my enemy's enemy is not my friend, not even by the wildest stretch of the imagination'

‘Inclusiveness is a nice slogan for a campfire sing-along. It is obscene when it becomes a bystander's excuse for inaction as evil occurs'

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani: the ruler who funds Islamist extremists

Is President Obama's announcement that he wishes to ‘ramp up' support for the rebels a serious policy change or more obfuscation?

A BBC error about the Six Day War took three years to correct

The media presents Israel as a pariah but its recent efforts to provide aid to Syrian refugees belies its consistently negative image

Jonathan Schanzer’s State of Failure persuasively argues that Palestine is not a country or state but a cause with the sole intention of destroying the Jews

Last year’s protests in Gezi Park have spurred Recep Tayyip Erdogan into absurd action: now he’s locking up would-be protesters before they have the chance to assemble

As the UN and the US cosy up to Iran and allow Assad to stay in power, Israel’s leader will go his own way to save his country

For Vladimir Putin, Syria is as much a question of religion as of arms sales; in his eyes, Assad protects Syria’s ancient Christian communities