Sometimes it takes an unconventional approach to build better futures. Israeli President Shimon Peres is doing just that by outstretching the olive branch of peace to citizens across the world. Noticing how young people used the social revolution in the Middle East to springboard their calls for a better way of life, Peres is using [...]
By Gal Sitty Egypt As Egypt falls further into chaos Islamists secure more gains in parliamentary elections. This time the Islamic bloc is claiming about 70% of the vote in the second round of elections, an increase from their achievements in the first round. This comes at a time when extreme violence has returned to Cairo’s [...]
By Gal Sitty The renewed demonstrations in Tahrir Square in Cairo differ significantly from the earlier Arab Spring protests which led to the ouster of long time President Hosni Mubarak. Whereas in the past the movement was led mostly by secularists and liberals organizing in large part through the use of social media tools, the current protests are [...]
By Gal Sitty As the Arab Spring continues to unfold in different ways across North Africa and the Middle East one thing that remains constant among every threatened regime is their use of anti-Israel rhetoric to try to divert attention away from their own crimes. Early on in each country’s popular uprisings the old regime tends [...]
By Gal Sitty While the death of deposed leader Moammar Gadhafi is a victory for peace and human rights, another tyrant in the Middle East continues to oppress his own people and perpetuate terror abroad. Both of these leaders mobilized their armies to attack hundreds of thousands of unarmed protesters who were asking for simple democratic [...]
By Gal Sitty In Libya and Tunisia, where the Arab Spring first planted its roots, real reforms and regime change not only took place but seems to have stayed. In Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain the story, while still unfolding, is looking ever more bleak. Yesterday, clashes in the now infamous Tahrir Square in central [...]
