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• NATO to Israel’s rescue? As far as Israel is concerned, there is now a general agreement that in the temporary — or permanent — absence of Egypt as a regional strategic partner, there...

Time for a reality check: David Frum (via Jeffrey Goldberg) worries — with good reason — that don’t understand Egypt as well as we think: 80 million people in the country. 17 million...

Mubarak’s biggest apologist in Egypt’s state-run media is busy proving that necessity is the mother of reinvention. But Omar Saraya still won’t save to save his cushy job as top-editor...

The Guardian fesses up to bungling a PaliLeaks quote box: A quote by Tzipi Livni, Israel’s former foreign minister, within a panel that formed part of the Palestine papers, was cut in a way that...

This says it all.  While his people gear up this week’s Libyan Day of Rage, strongman Muammar Gaddafi is also prepping — by trying to distract everyone with the Palestinian problem. Gaddafi...

Aussie Dave just introduced the fourth match of the 2011 Pro-Israel Blog-Off. This match pits against each other submissions by Challah Hu Akbar, Daled Amos, and JooTube. Check out their submissions and...

For years, Palestinian rock throwers and press photographers have been feeding off each other. The kids appear in a steady flow of images reinforcing the David-and-Goliath narrative, and photographers...

Dear Egypt, Congratulations on your new day. “People power” swept away Hosni Mubarak’s 30 years of autocracy and repression. You ousted the regime without jihad, without “martyrdom...

Gary Kenzer, HonestReporting’s Chicago-based USA director gets around, representing HR throughout the 50 states. Next on his itinerary: A speaking engagement at the Stamford, Conn. JCC on February...

While we were all distracted by Egypt, the NY Times Magazine published an in-depth look at the Abbas-Olmert peace talks. Before the publication of the Palestine papers, Israeli journalist Bernard Avishai...