There is nothing at all surprising about Palestinian Authority officials celebrating Arab leaders reaffirming their support for the Palestinians and a bogus two-state solution, an idea that the Palestinians have repeatedly rejected. Nor is there anything surprising about Joe Biden being part of the Jeddah Summit, amid Palestinian celebration. Even Democrat congresswoman Rashida Tlaib reportedly backs […]
Fawaz Turki in the Gulf News on Arabs and non-Arabs in Islam (Part 1)
One of the favorite themes of apologists for Islam is that the faith is open to people of all races and ethnicities, and that they are, within the umma, treated equally. The figure of Bilal, an Ethiopian born in 580 A.D., who became a slave in Mecca and then, after his conversion to Islam, was […]
How a pro-Palestinian American reporter changed his views on Israel
Hunter Stuart was a self-described Protestant liberal with the “pantheon of beliefs”: You support pluralism, tolerance and diversity. You support gay rights, access to abortion and gun control. He was also pro-Palestinian, with the belief that Israel was the big bully: Most progressives in the US view Israel as an aggressor, oppressing the poor noble […]