Posted in Adam Garfinkle, Chuck Freilich, Geopolitics, Robert O. Freedman on Sep 16th, 2008 Comments Off on The first 100 days (2)
The MESH roundtable on the theme of “The First 100 Days” continues. MESH members have been asked these questions: What priorities should the next administration set for immediate attention in the Middle East? What should it put (or leave) on the back burner? Is there anything a new president should do or say right out […]
Posted in Chuck Freilich, Iran, Israel, Nuclear, Robert O. Freedman on Sep 5th, 2008 1 Comment »
From Robert O. Freedman In recent months, a growing gap has become evident between the United States and Israel on policy toward Iran. While the Bush Administration seems increasingly reluctant to use force to stop the rapidly expanding Iranian nuclear program, the vast majority of Israelis, who see the Iranian nuclear program as a mortal […]
Posted in Iran, Israel, Robert O. Freedman, Russia, Syria, Turkey on Aug 27th, 2008 Comments Off on Putin’s war and the Middle East
From Robert O. Freedman At the time of the Russian invasion of Georgia, Russia was following a policy of encouraging the main anti-American forces in the Middle East—Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and Iran—while at the same time trying to cultivate the major Sunni Arab states of the Middle East, especially Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the […]
Posted in Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, Palestinians, Robert O. Freedman on Jul 24th, 2008 Comments Off on No more exchanges like this one
From Robert O. Freedman The recent exchange of five Arab terrorists for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers abducted by Hezbollah at the start of the 2006 war was a major defeat for Israel, one that must not be repeated. While one can understand the anguish felt by the families of the captured Israeli soldiers, […]
Posted in Chuck Freilich, Iran, Israel, Josef Joffe, Mark N. Katz, Mark T. Clark, Martin Kramer, Nuclear, Robert O. Freedman, Stephen Peter Rosen on Jun 26th, 2008 7 Comments »
Earlier this month, Israel sent more than 100 warplanes on military maneuvers across the Eastern Mediterranean. An unnamed U.S. official described the exercise as practice toward honing the skills for a long-range strike. The assumption is that the maneuvers signal an Israeli willingness and capability to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, if all other measures to […]
Posted in Hamas, Israel, Palestinians, Robert O. Freedman on Feb 12th, 2008 Comments Off on For an all-out assault on Gaza
From Robert O. Freedman The recent destruction of part of the wall separating Gaza from Egypt underscores the weakness of Israel’s current strategy toward Hamas-ruled Gaza. With rockets being fired against the Israeli town of Sderot as well as against the city of Ashkelon, Israel has yet to find a means of stopping the attacks. […]
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