The Russian Navy’s Plans for the Middle East
What a new maritime strategy means for Israel.
September 22, 2022
The Emir of Qatar’s Dissimulation about the Muslim Brotherhood
A not-very-plausible denial.
For years, Qatar has used its vast fossil-fuel wealth to fund Islamist groups throughout the Middle East and beyond, especially those affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood—including Hamas. This policy, together with Doha’s maintenance of friendly relations with Tehran, has repeatedly stirred the ire of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Yet in a recent interview with a French magazine, the country’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, flatly denied any relationship between his government and the Brotherhood, adding that “there are no active members of the Muslim Brotherhood, or any groups related to it, on Qatari land.” Alberto M. Fernandez comments:
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The Emir of Qatar’s Dissimulation about the Muslim Brotherhood
A not-very-plausible denial.
A New Book Exposes How Some Christian Denominations Have Embraced Anti-Zionist Anti-Semitism
And dismantles myths about evangelicals.
The Earliest Evidence of the Use of Opium, Discovered in a Canaanite Tomb
Likely a 14th-century-BCE cultural import from Egypt.
The (Implicitly) Jewish Character Who Serves as the Moral Anchor in “The Women”
A new look at Clare Boothe Luce’s hit play and film.