Originally published in The National. Reprinted with permission. Dear Palestine, I am sorry I cannot help you this time either. I apologise for the non-existence of my support; my excuse is not the...
I have let this go for far too long. I'm not conceited enough to think that what I have to say will make much difference either way, but as a United States citizen, a Jew, and a person who considers...
Unless you are living under a rock you are aware that once again Israel is launching an attack on Palestine. Gaza is once again covered in blood. I have strong feelings on this issue; however due to...
tears spill with my seed sewn in sand not soil Children fall and die, though, I can't hear their cries of woe nor blasts from canons Other than the one I grip, squeeze to diplomatically relieve...
Two soldiers are dead and six are injured for 4.6 square kilometres of land. Whose land? Well that is the question. Thailand claims it. Cambodia claims it. Neither side is happy with the other’s...
As certain factions speculate that the world is headed toward a new Cold War, Mark Farnsworth examines the artistic legacy of this phenomenon. "The Thing" is the darkest film in the Kurt Russell...
August 6th For a little more than a week I’ve been out of town with the family. Myself, my lady, and the kid are not very far from Tbilisi, in Narekvavi village. It’s an hour of driving, less if...
This is a special edition of this column. Here are two things you ought to know about the conflict flaring up between Russia and Georgia: First of all, Russia does not want NATO on her doorstep, and...
Sandra Mackey is an award-winning author on Middle Eastern politics and culture. Her latest book is entitled Mirror Of the Arab World: Lebanon In Conflict (W.W. Norton, 2008). Jonathan: What is it...
I arrived in Warsaw by train from Krakow. I forgot to take a book for my train ride, but this was a blessing in disguise, because Polish people have devised a wonderful system for book promotion:...