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Daniel Pipes | Middle East Forum
1M ago
"The subject of sitr or covering is far more nuanced than we have been led to believe. The spectrum of opinion is far more vast, tolerant, and permissive than most have imagined in their wildest dreams." With this, Morrow (or Ilyas 'Abd al-'Alim Islam ..read more
Daniel Pipes | Middle East Forum
1M ago
Huber (1847–84) tends to be overlooked in the pantheon of great European explorers of Arabia. Several reasons help account for this obscurity: he wrote in French, a minor language of this topic; indiscretions in his youth; a lone-wolf character; being ..read more
Daniel Pipes | Middle East Forum
2M ago
"A significant portion of Palestinian people do not share the views of Hamas."— U.S. President Joe Biden As Israeli forces systematically destroy Hamas and control Gaza, the question what Gaza will look like "the day after" fighting ends looms ever ..read more
Daniel Pipes | Middle East Forum
3M ago
I spent most of my writing hours in 2023 working on a book, so the articles declined in number from recent years. Traffic statistics at DanielPipes.org indicate that the following ten articles are my most read writings published in 2023, in ascending ..read more
Daniel Pipes | Middle East Forum
3M ago
What should happen with the population of Gaza after the massacre of Oct. 7? Sen. Tom Cotton (Republican of Arkansas) wants them not going to the United States but to the countries that supported their jihad: "Iran should take responsibility for any ..read more
Daniel Pipes | Middle East Forum
4M ago
To the Editor: What Sen. Dan Sullivan found - anti-Israel signs and symbols in the reading room of Harvard's premier library - is indeed shocking ("An Antisemitic Occupation of Harvard's Widener Library"). Bravo to him for pointing this out and ..read more
Daniel Pipes | Middle East Forum
4M ago
Hosler, one of a dying breed of military historians (he teaches at the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College in Leavenworth, Kansas), looks at the much-studied city of Jerusalem through an original lens: by giving as much weight to the times ..read more
Daniel Pipes | Middle East Forum
5M ago
Judging by the way Netanyahu has managed Gaza in the last 13 years,it is not certain that there will be a clear policy going forward.— Tal Schneider, Times of Israel By Daniel Pipes "Everything changed" in Israel on Oct. 7. But did it? Understanding the ..read more
Daniel Pipes | Middle East Forum
5M ago
"Everything changed" in Israel on Oct. 7. Except it did not. Despite much talk of victory by the prime minister and survey research showing the public endorses a tough new approach, Israeli officialdom and its security establishment show signs of ..read more
Daniel Pipes | Middle East Forum
5M ago
Immediately after the Oct. 7 massacre, Israelis and others began talking about Israel Victory as never before. I list the statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu separately (here); the following, in no particular order, are what others said ..read more