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The Forest Fire in Israel and Political Lessons From Mother Nature

The fires of rage in our hearts are destroying the beautiful place that is the Middle East. It’s time to grow new forests in the region: planted by foresight and wisdom, its roots watered by peace, tolerance, and prosperity. Continue reading

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Un-nuking Iran, Protecting Israel: Military Strike Best Option?

By BARIN KAYAOĞLU August 22, 2010 On August 17, John Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, claimed that Israel had three days to strike Iran’s nuclear energy plant at Bushehr before it came online. As of yesterday morning, … Continue reading

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Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East: “It Couldn’t Get Any Worse Than This”

By BARIN KAYAOĞLU June 14, 2010 A few months ago, after Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon’s public humiliation of Turkish ambassador Oğuz Çelikkol, conversations in Turkey rang with the sentence “Turkish-Israeli relations couldn’t get any worse than this.” Then … Continue reading

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