Barry Rubin

The Herzliya Conference on “The Balance of Israel’s National Strength (hosen) and Security," running from February 6 to 9, 2011, is unique among the…

Waste of time Sir, – The present American push for democratic reform in our region (“Clinton calls for ‘transition to democracy’ in Egypt,” January…

The Egyptian multitudes on the streets of Cairo are a stunning sight. With their banners calling for freedom and an end to the reign of President…

May the good Lord protect us from news analysis and Middle East experts. Is the Arab world really in shock over the Tunisian upheaval? Is this really…

More on NGO funding Sir, – In the January 17 issue, your headline brays: “PM’s call to probe both left- and right-wing NGOs ‘a moral failure,’ says…

Report the half-full cup Sir, – Why is “A fourth of Israelis say FSU immigrants have hurt society” (November 30) the headline, instead of the…

What effect will the congressional elections have on US foreign policy, and on Middle East policy in particular? It isn’t a matter of individual…

Here’s something important: The Muslim Brotherhood’s leader has endorsed anti-American jihad and a view virtually identical to al-Qaida’s ideology.…

President Barack Obama’s speech to the UNGA on September 23 was revealing on several levels. Indeed, I learned something very important about his…

There is no small degree of irony in Barry Rubin’s choice of the quote from the Prague Declaration that “those who neglect their past have no future”…

Gandhi no prophet Sir, – I was shocked to read that President Shimon Peres had been lavish in his praise of Mahatma Gandhi during a meeting with…

At the recent meeting between US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the president could not have been more effusive. They…

Own goal Sir, – Barry Rubin says that “easing” the Gaza blockade is the inevitable outcome of Western policy (“So this is the future,” June 22). Is…

In his May 10 column, “All things not considered,” Barry Rubin argues that even if Iran doesn’t fire nuclear weapons at anyone, and even if it…

One of the greatest little challenges in my life – at least in terms of needing to react instantly – came in a meeting with high-ranking Egyptian…

Reactions to Moscow Sir, – The murder of 39 people in the Moscow metro by two female suicide bombers is a shocking and reprehensible act (“Moscow…

Hurva hypocrisy?Sir, – We have watched with fascination and delight over the years as the beautiful Hurva synagogue was painstakingly rebuilt, and…

In J’lem’s best interestsSir, – Finally we have a mayor in Jerusalem who has a plan. It seems to be a plan that would respond to the needs of Jews…

Obama's vision... Sir, - Barry Rubin would like you to believe that poor leadership on the part of US President Barack Obama is responsible for the…

In contrast to its refusal to change course on Iran, the Obama administration has learned something about Israel-Palestinian peacemaking, conclusions…