Monthly Archives: June 2007

The June 21 leader from the Economist magazine echoes some of the points I made last week (I’m making no claims for originality of insight).  "…Western policy is in danger of strengthening the wrong side by making the Islamists look … Continue reading →

Over at the Guardian, Jonathan Steele claims that Hamas’s seizure of control of the Gaza Strip was aimed a pre-empting a Fatah-led, US-sponsored coup against it.   Steele presents Hamas as a victim of sinister US, Israeli and Fatah plotting all stemming … Continue reading →

Further to my previous post, Fouad Ajami writes a dirge for the Palestinians in the New York Times.  "The Palestinian ruin was a long time in coming. No other national movement has had the indulgence granted the Palestinians over the last … Continue reading →

This commentary by Michael Oren in the Wall Street Journal summed up my thoughts pretty neatly.  Following the military takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas, there seems to be a headlong rush on the part of the US, Israel and … Continue reading →