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Global Research in International Affairs The GLORIA Center is a research institute focusing on international affairs, combining traditional high-standards of scholarship, timely analysis, and new technology to produce the most accurate possible view of issues and events. More about GLORIAGLORIA's Middle East Blog
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Palestinian Authority Incitement to Kill Israelis and Destroy Israel: A Powerful Subverter of Chances for Peace
August 28, 2010Unfortunately, the Palestinian Authority (PA) through its schools, media, mosques, and officials' statements daily incites Palestinians to attack and kill Israelis. It also continues to claim Israel is illegitimate... -
Czech List: Sometimes Even A Conference Can Teach Vivid Political Realities
August 25, 2010I'm not a big fan of conferences. There's nothing more repetitive than sitting in a panel where the presentations have interesting titles but are otherwise disappointing. Or listening to a speaker who may be very good but says absolutely nothing you donât know already... -
A Wonderful Graphic Example of Ridiculous Media Bias
August 17, 2010Ok, it is al-Jazeera television but the story is nonetheless revealing. It is about the Gaza airport and how Gazans are mining it for building stones, destroying the runways in the process. The reporter, with no hint of actually reporting, seethes with anger and hatred... -
Israel About to Attack Iran? No. Iran About to Get Nuclear Weapons? Also No.
August 14, 2010There's been a new round of speculation on Israel attacking Iran's nuclear facilities to prevent Tehran from getting nuclear weapons. I will repeat my earlier point: This is not about to happen, certainly not in the next year and, in my opinion, better not to happen at all... -
Today's Example of Ridiculous Media Bias Against Israel
August 4, 2010Along Israel's border with Lebanon, east of Metulla, some bushes were pushing in on the border fence. The fence is set in slightly from the border precisely so that Israeli soldiers can work on it. The IDF called UNIFIL and informed the UN that this work was going to be done today so... -
Analyzing British Jews' Views: The Opposite of What's Suggested
August 2, 2010There is an interesting recent poll of Jews in the United Kingdom but an article about the poll is equally interesting. I'm not writing to criticize Jonathan Boyd's analysis but to point out some of the assumptions it reveals...
Current Articles
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Which Side Are You On?: The "Moderate Muslim" Litmus Tests
August 27, 2010In the controversy over the "Ground Zero" mosque in New York and other issues, Muslims are often asked if they condemn terrorism, Iran, or Hamas and other revolutionary Islamist groups, along with other questions. The idea is to determine whether they are moderates or radicals... -
What is the Threat: Islam, Islamism, or Western Sins?
August 24, 2010The current debate over the roots of Islamist revolution, clashes in the Middle East, and conflicts between forces in that region and the West involves two critical issues of interpretation... -
Competing World Views Tear A "Peace Process" to Pieces
August 21, 2010The U.S. announcement inviting Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) for direct talks shows quite clearly, though unintentionally, why the talks will fail... -
Direct Talk About Direct (Israel-Palestinian) Talks
August 20, 2010The big story of the moment is the announcement that there will soon be direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). Perhaps, but for the moment Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has merely issued of an invitation to come and talk. Generally, such an invitation would only be issued when both sides have accepted and all the details are nailed down... -
Why All Middle Eastern Politics Can't Be Reduced Merely to the Arab-Israeli Conflict
August 17, 2010I simply cannot comprehend why so many in the West refuse to see that Arabs can be revolutionaries. It is remarkable that so many who claim to be experts don't incorporate the idea that Arabs, like other peoples, might dislike their existing societies or be motivated by ideologies claiming to be the blueprints for utopias... -
The Week Lebanon Became Part of the Anti-Western Axis and West Governments Didn't Notice
August 14, 2010History will record that Lebanon was integrated into the Iran-Syria empire in early August 2010. Here are some of the stories that mark that turning point, and also show how Western willingness to make concessions and eagerness to avoid confrontation are interpreted by moderates as a signal or surrender and radicals as an invitation to advance further... -
The NY Times Tries and Fails to Explain The Israel-Palestinian "Peace Process"
August 14, 2010Forget about The Onion, The National Lampoon, Mad Magazine, and Saturday Night Live (sorry for all those American cultural references). When it comes to satire nobody can beat a New York Times editorial...
MERIA Journal
The Middle East Review of International Affairs
The Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal is the world's largest journal on the region, published quarterly by the GLORIA Center with a global audience More about MERIA
Current Issue:
Vol. 14, No. 2 (June 2010)
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THE UK, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND ISRAEL: A SYMPOSIUM
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HOW THE UK ARRIVED AT THE PRESENT SITUATION REGARDING ISRAEL AND MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
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UK ATTITUDES TOWARD THE MIDDLE EAST: THE BRITISH TRADE UNION MOVEMENT
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THE MEANING OF THE UK CAMPAIGN FOR AN ACADEMIC BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL
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BRITISH-ISRAEL RELATIONS SEEN THROUGH VISITING ELITE OPINIONMAKER DELEGATIONS
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FROM BLOCKADE TO BOYCOTT: THE IMPACT ON UK JEWRY OF REACTIONS TO GAZA
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ANTI-ZIONIST AND ANTISEMITIC DISCOURSE ON THE GUARDIAN'S COMMENT IS FREE WEBSITE
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THE ROAD TO UTOPIA: THE ORIGINS OF ANTI-ZIONISM ON THE BRITISH LEFT
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ABU DHABI'S NUCLEAR POWER PLANT FOLLY
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HOW THE UNITED STATES HAS BENEFITED FROM ITS ALLIANCE WITH ISRAEL
Projects
PRISM
This project provides reports on radical Islamist movements, especially their ideological presentations and internal debates, usually analyzing materials otherwise unavailable in English. Separate free subscription available.Turkish Studies Institute
The institute's activities include: the publication of Turkish Studies journal (with Taylor and Francis) and the Global Directory of Scholars on Turkey, an online guide to scholars studying all aspects of modern Turkey. Additional research material is also available through this site.U.S. Foreign Policy
The GLORIA program for the study of U.S. Middle East policy examines current and evolving U.S. policy. This project includes detailed year-by-year assessments of U.S. regional policy for a 25-year period.Current Contents of Periodicals on the Middle East
Current Contents of periodicals on the Middle East reports about journal articles on the Middle East. It appears six times a year and is sent to all MERIA Journal subscribers.
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