The situation in the Middle East has always been a powder keg, and there’s a lot to unpack there. Not only has it challenged the best minds since 1948 . . .
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By Jack M. Martins
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11/16/23
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Try not to consume the horrific war news out of Israel with your family dinner.
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10/19/23
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In the tangled web that is the Middle East, peace breakthroughs are few and far between. They seem to happen once a generation. But when they do happen, they’re historic.
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8/28/20
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When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, millions of Americans who doubted his integrity wondered how they could ever trust his decisions in moments of crisis. Now such a moment is here.
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5/23/19
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Watching the developments of the last week in Washington, D.C., has led me to both hope and fear for the near future.
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6/16/17
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A fair evaluation of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office must acknowledge that in the area of foreign affairs, he has acted in positive ways on many fronts.
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5/11/17
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There is no denying the strained relationship President Obama has always had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Why Obama has not made more efforts with our one of our greatest allies . . .
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1/5/17
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Editor’s note: Michael Otterman, a former Bellmore Herald intern and free-lance writer, who grew up in Merrick, recently traveled to Hiroshima, Japan, where he hosted a seminar for educators …
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By Michael Otterman
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8/31/16
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Much of the Middle East now lies in tatters, ripped to shreds by terrorists. Why can this region find no peace? Why is it continually in conflict? The reasons are numerous.
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7/13/16
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The Gulf is engulfed in flames; Iraq and Syria are subjugated to the tyranny of ISIS, also known as the Islamic State, and corrupt leaders such as Bashir Al-Assad. The re-ignition of the Middle Eastern powder keg has had devastating consequences for the peoples who inhabit it. Arab culture is rooted in nomadism by choice. The turmoil in the region has forced nomadism as a means of survival.
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By Ayyan Zubair
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10/14/15
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