Covering the Palestinian–Israeli Conflict: Between Exasperation and Empathy
CNN’s Ben Wedeman looked exhausted as he fielded questions from an anchor in the United States…
Ringside Seat to Radicalization
Imagine you are a 12-year-old Palestinian boy in Gaza. You are lying wounded in a hospital. Air…
Middle East Deja Vu
When it comes to Palestinian anger, many of the answers can be found in what happens between…
Gaza, the Middle East, and the Munich Calculus
History will likely record that Hamas provoked the Gaza war with one eye on Israeli Prime…
Covering the Gaza Conflict
You can’t be objective about innocent people suffering or being killed. No matter who they are…
What Is Hamas?
My interview on the origins and worldview of Hamas. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/front...
With U.A.E. withdrawal from Yemen, Saudi Crown Prince could lose an ally
The United Arab Emirates is reportedly withdrawing most of its forces from Yemen to defend its…
The Road to Trump’s Face-off with Iran
I was flying over the Strait of Hormuz when I first learned Iran had downed a US drone just 12…
The US isn’t winning any popularity contests among Arabs
The Trump administration is dangerously out of touch with the Middle East, and it's…
U.S.-Iran standoff perpetuates flaws of decades-old policies
Current U.S. policy toward Iran has deepened the Middle East's Sunni-Shia divide —…
After Khashoggi’s death, Turkey sees a path to greater influence
Oct. 17, 2018 -- As Saudi Arabia went on the defensive last week about Jamal Khashoggi’s…
ICYMI, Trump has U.S. Poised on the Edge of a Mideast Abyss
(DUBAI, June 9, 2017) Confused about what’s happening with Saudi Arabia and Qatar and Iran and…
