Just over a year ago, in an interview with The New Yorker, President Obama likened ISIS to a “JV team,” lacking “the capacity and reach of a bin Laden.” Seven months later (late-August, 2014), ISIS had rolled through Syria and Iraq, yet President Obama admitted to having no strategy for ISIS. In a September 10 …
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The Middle East is full of characters! Some are radicals, some are reformers, and some are revivalists. Now, lest you think I brilliantly came up with that thought and those descriptors, let me be quick to tell you that Joel Rosenberg, in his book, Inside the Revolution (which I highly recommend), introduced those terms to …
Welcome back fellow sojourners! Today, let’s consider once again what Israel is up against. On the map above, you will see that Israel (a nation the size of New Jersey) is surrounded on every side by Arab Muslim nations (dark red on the map above). Furthermore, the next “layer” of nations (lighter red) are non-Arab …
Continue reading Activity Heats up on Israel’s Northern Border
As you may know, the United Nations General Assembly is in session in New York City. Established to garner worldwide cooperation in maintaining international peace, developing friendly relations between nations, and solving international problems, the UN General Assembly offers world leaders “podium time” to air their thoughts, pleas, and accusations. I was curious to hear …
Continue reading Jordan’s King Abdullah: A True Voice for Reform
Looking for the Blessed Hope 