Neoconservatives about-face on U.S. envoy to Syria

The recent massacres in Oslo, Norway, and Hama, Syria, were both carried out by heartless sociopaths. Why does one of them—Syria’s Bashar al-Assad—continue to enjoy diplomatic relations with Washington?

Recently discovered gas and oil fields could make Israel one of the world’s largest energy producers. That threatens Iran’s power, which is why its agents in Lebanon are manufacturing a border dispute.

That was the half-year that was, on The Scroll

The mass uprising in Egypt that seems set to overthrow the Mubarak regime is the latest test of George W. Bush’s Freedom Agenda. The U.S. and Israel are hoping it works out better than the previous three.

Hillary Clinton told Arab leaders to clean house last week, encouraging an age of accountability. But until the Arab world has democratic institutions and an engaged populace, her words may be meaningless.

Hezbollah grabs more power to Israel’s north

Sitting pretty, Party of God nonetheless has much to fear

Obama and PM meet; Israel’s northern border could turn chaotic

Eisen, son of Czech Jew, is appointed

The leaked State Department cables reveal the diplomatic seduction that defines relationships in the Middle East

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent visit to Hezbollah reveals the deepening isolation of the Shia in Lebanon

But urgency on Iran cuts both ways

The United States abandoned Beirut, and Israel takes the blame

Lebanon’s government provoked deadly skirmish