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Middle East

Jul 2017

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Spending the legacy of freedom

John Sexton Jul 03, 2017 7:31 PM

“when I came to Holland and here in America, often I think ‘But this is paradise.'”

Jun 2017

Turkey is trying to be the mediator between Arab states and Qatar

Jazz Shaw Jun 22, 2017 10:41 AM

Big man on the Middle Eastern campus

May 2017

More Trump-Francis: Vatican emphasizes joint commitment to life, religious liberty

Ed Morrissey May 24, 2017 12:01 PM

But omits mention of environment?

Report: Trump rules out moving U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in near future

Allahpundit May 17, 2017 5:31 PM

Promises.

So what would Trump’s proposed “Arab NATO” look like?

Jazz Shaw May 17, 2017 2:31 PM

Making new friends

Apr 2017

WaPo: Blackwater founder “apparently” tried to open back channel to Russia for Trump transition with help of UAE

Allahpundit Apr 03, 2017 7:31 PM

Chatter.

Mar 2017

New president…same military action in the Middle East

Taylor Millard Mar 30, 2017 8:01 PM

War. War never changes.

Oct 2016

White House: Let’s add a new racial category to the census for Middle-Eastern people

Jazz Shaw Oct 05, 2016 8:01 PM

If you’re a middle northern Jewish green Australian we’ve got a checkbox for you!

Aug 2016

Blaming Obama and Clinton for ISIS simplifies a complicated problem

Taylor Millard Aug 12, 2016 8:41 PM

U.S. foreign policy on Middle East needs changing.

ISIS authors define “why we hate you”

Jazz Shaw Aug 02, 2016 12:01 PM

Most of us already knew, but thanks for the tip

Jun 2016

Trump’s terror speech: We need my Muslim ban in order to protect gay Americans

Allahpundit Jun 13, 2016 10:21 PM

“Radical Islam is anti-woman, anti-gay and anti-American.”

Apr 2016

Paul Ryan: Middle East allies worried by Trump, Obama

John Sexton Apr 14, 2016 6:01 PM

“It’s rattled our allies.”

Mar 2016

Two different thoughts on why terrorism happens

Taylor Millard Mar 31, 2016 12:41 PM

Roots

Rumors swirl as Netanyahu passes on meeting with Obama

Jazz Shaw Mar 08, 2016 8:01 AM

Sorry, but I’m washing my hair that night

Feb 2016

At MSNBC town hall, Trump says he will be “neutral” on Israel and Palestine

Jazz Shaw Feb 18, 2016 8:41 AM

“You know, I don’t want to get into it”

Jan 2016

A new high: Number of Germans who say the country’s already accepted too many refugees reaches 62%

Allahpundit Jan 13, 2016 9:21 AM

Change.

Quotes of the day

Allahpundit Jan 09, 2016 8:31 PM

Assimilation.

Finnish police: There was unprecedented sexual harassment by asylum seekers in Helsinki on NYE too

Allahpundit Jan 08, 2016 11:21 AM

“This is a completely new phenomenon in Helsinki.”

Dec 2015

Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy “killed hundreds of thousands”

Taylor Millard Dec 13, 2015 5:01 PM

Uhh…

Those who think U.S. troops should be in Libya are wrong

Taylor Millard Dec 03, 2015 10:01 PM

Not worth it.

Nov 2015

Quotes of the day

Allahpundit Nov 18, 2015 10:01 PM

Welcome?

John Kasich: It’s time for a new federal agency to promote Judeo-Christian values

Allahpundit Nov 18, 2015 2:01 PM

“It means freedom, it means opportunity, it means respect for women…”

Oct 2015

More Trump: If women in the Middle East want to wear burqas, why are we getting involved?

Allahpundit Oct 26, 2015 6:01 PM

“You don’t have to put on makeup. Wouldn’t that be easier?”

Sep 2015

Quotes of the day

Allahpundit Sep 07, 2015 8:31 PM

Open borders.

Jul 2015

Quotes of the day

Allahpundit Jul 16, 2015 10:41 PM

Capitulation.

Video: Israel, Arabs agree on something — and you’ll never guess what it is

Ed Morrissey Jul 14, 2015 9:21 AM

Oh darn, you got it on the first try.

Jun 2015

Funding cuts coming for CIA Syrian operations

Jazz Shaw Jun 13, 2015 12:31 PM

Ineffective or counterproductive?

May 2015

Total collapse: “Elite” Iraqi units routed in Ramadi counteroffensive

Ed Morrissey May 18, 2015 2:01 PM

Iran to the, er, rescue. Hooray.

Mar 2015

Did Obama threaten to shoot down Israeli planes if they attacked Iran?

Jazz Shaw Mar 02, 2015 8:01 AM

The Zbigniew plan?

Feb 2015

Ron Paul: The government knew where Bin Laden was but they wanted a pretext to invade the Middle East

Allahpundit Feb 18, 2015 6:41 PM

Welp.

State Department spokesman: We need to go after ISIS’s root causes, like lack of job opportunities

Allahpundit Feb 17, 2015 11:01 AM

“We cannot kill our way out of this war.”

WSJ: Hillary’s absence due to brushing up on … foreign policy

Ed Morrissey Feb 13, 2015 1:21 PM

Plus, do #GrandmothersKnowBest with media bias?

The Democrat stampede from the Netanyahu speech grows

Jazz Shaw Feb 10, 2015 1:21 PM

Not the greatest show on Earth

Nov 2014

Israel, Egypt close border crossings to Gaza

Jazz Shaw Nov 03, 2014 12:31 PM

Shut down

Oct 2014

Jimmy Carter: Obama has really bungled America’s foreign policy

Noah Rothman Oct 08, 2014 2:01 PM

Rehabilitation.

Sep 2014

Marco Rubio: As president, I’d absolutely maintain a permanent U.S. military presence in the Middle East

Allahpundit Sep 24, 2014 4:21 PM

“I’m not saying 100,000 troops.”

Quotes of the day

Allahpundit Sep 12, 2014 8:01 PM

Christians.

Video: Ted Cruz booed for defending Israel at conference of Middle East Christians

Allahpundit Sep 11, 2014 11:21 AM

“If you will not stand with Israel and the Jews, then I will not stand with you.”

Jul 2014

“Gas the Jews”: Supporters of Hamas run riot in French city, smash Jewish shops

Allahpundit Jul 23, 2014 3:21 PM

“It took us back to 1938.”

Jun 2014

The Obama administration ever-so-slightly loosens the U.S. crude oil export ban, sort of

Erika Johnsen Jun 25, 2014 3:21 PM

Git ‘er done.

Report: The U.S. is about to become a “titan of unprecedented proportions” in the oil market

Erika Johnsen Jun 17, 2014 8:41 PM

We built that.

Mitt Romney: Iraq is a part of the pattern of failures of the Obama-Clinton foreign policy

Erika Johnsen Jun 13, 2014 6:41 PM

“This is the consequence of a president that did not take the right actions at the time opportunity presented itself.”

George Will: “Obama is, in fact, implementing the foreign policy he promised”

Erika Johnsen Jun 12, 2014 9:01 PM

In a way, yes, this is the foreign policy for which war-weary Americans voted, but it’s not quite the one …

Iraq’s insurgency could mean a summer of pain at the pump

Erika Johnsen Jun 12, 2014 3:31 PM

Here we go.