Israelis are Talking to Hamas: Religion at the Cutting Edge

CAIRO -- The morning of April 15 was to be the final hearing of the military tribunal before which my father was being tried; little did I know this would be the worst day of my life.

The latest clashes in Beirut once again prove that it is the militant Shiite group Hezbollah and its supporters, rather than the pro-Western government of Fouad Siniora, who control the situation in Lebanon.

In a unique action taken by prominent British politicians - including a former home secretary, a former solicitor general, and a former law lord of the United Kingdom - against the British government, Britains highest legal authority handed out a humiliating ruling against the government.

MOSCOW -- Vladimir Putins last minute decision to fulfill U.N. Security Council Resolution 1803 on Iran before handing over power to Dmitry Medvedev surprised many. Has Russia decided to join the U.N. sanctions? Will the new president shift Russias policy regarding Iran to the West?

The Islamic Republic of Iran has just extended its power into Lebanon through its completion within the last 90 days of a new microwave communications system, ostensibly meant as an aid to its ally, Hezbollah – in reality its local proxy militia.

The meter to measure the leverage of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East is the soap opera of Lebanons paradoxical democracy.

The latest round of Turkish air raids against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq, continuing from this past weekend into Monday, underscore the fact that Turkish incursions have become part of the wars indelible landscape.

In recent days Tehran has continues to wage its asymmetrical war against the United States on several fronts.

Israel will mark its 60th Independence Day on May 14 and Palestinians will mark 60 years of national tragedy. Neither knows if peace is possible. Indeed, can an Arab and a Jewish state coexist peacefully?