Palestinian Land, Freedom, and Justice

The Palestinian and Arab dream is not so far removed from Martin Luther King's.

Posted by Sami Moubayed on January 23, 2009 10:55 AM

Israel's Leadership Out Of Touch On Gaza

Is it really possible that Israel's leaders don't understand "why they are doing this to us?"

Posted by Sami Moubayed on January 12, 2009 2:32 PM

Region's Dynamic Will Change, Regardless of the Outcome

Peace isn't likely, but a regional shake-up is.

Posted by Sami Moubayed on November 5, 2008 3:47 PM

Syria's Misguided Optimism

Young nations—like young people—sometimes do crazy things. The Syrian Republic was 28 years old when the Golan Heights were occupied in 1967. Young, passionate, spirited—and foolish—it dragged itself, and everybody around it, into a imbalanced war with Israel. The rest...

Posted by Sami Moubayed on May 23, 2008 3:23 PM

Find -- Or Create -- Another Arafat

The images baffle the imagination: armed gunmen storming government offices, tearing down portraits of Arafat, invading President Abbas’s office (and bedroom), and executing members of Fatah. I can accept this mistake from Fatah, which has been corrupt for years. Hamas is more to blame for what is happening in Palestine today.

Posted by Sami Moubayed on June 18, 2007 11:06 AM

Historical Facts and the Current War

Damascus, Syria -- A common argument heard in the Middle East, advocated by many Israelis, is that Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah must disarm and join the political process in Lebanon and Palestine. They argue that all of the Jewish...

Posted by Sami Moubayed on July 24, 2006 3:42 PM

The Real War and Prospects for Peace

Damascus, Syria -- Anybody in the Arab world who believes that Hezbollah will win this war, liberate the Sheba Farms or destroy Israel is simply nurturing a fantasy. I am amazed at the number of people who argue that "miracles...

Posted by Sami Moubayed on July 22, 2006 10:23 AM

Lebanon Rising from the Ashes -- Again!

Damascus, Syria -- The world is divided on Nasrallah. Did he miscalculate and drag Lebanon into a senseless war? Or has he prepared a strong Iran-backed army that he plans on unveiling today? Regardless of the outcome, patriotism was the objective.

Posted by Sami Moubayed on July 15, 2006 9:33 AM

Hamas's "Olive Branch and Freedom Fighter's Gun"

Damascus, Syria -- The late Yasser Arafat changed his image from that of a freedom fighter to a man of peace. He had enough war medals to do so. Hamas was on the verge of repeating what Arafat did, but...

Posted by Sami Moubayed on July 6, 2006 4:52 PM