In Jimmy Carter's latest article in the Guardian , he writes: US objections have impeded Egyptian efforts to resolve differences betwee...

Palestinian Press Agency reports that Dr. Syed Mohammad Ali has come out with his predictions for the coming year, based on his expertise i...

From Ma'an : Palestinians spend about a half billion US dollars every year buying products made in Israeli settlements , Palestinian Min...

As we have mentioned before , there has been some controversy in the Palestinian Arab territories about the planned Miss Palestine competiti...

I visited the Old City tonight, with both a video camera (Canon Vixia HG20) and a point-and-shoot camera (Nikon Coolpix S210.) The Nikon has...

I have been so busy during my trip to Israel that I have not had the chance to even read all my emails, let alone acknowledge them. But I wa...

In an interview with an Egyptian newspaper today, Mahmoud Abbas answered why he thinks Hamas stopped reconciliation efforts with Fatah at th...

From Ma'an: Palestinians have no answers as to why invited officials from all of the Arab states did not come to the closing ceremony of...

I apologize for not blogging as much as I originally intended this week. It turns out that this is sort of a working vacation, and the "...

Mrs. Elder and I were treated to a really interesting taxi driver, one of the very few Israeli cab drivers who willingly drives to the settl...

From the Saudi Gazette: The sexual harassment of women in the streets, schools and work places of the Arab World is driving them to cover u...

I am fascinated with the small things I see in Israel. There is a rule in Judaism that most doors must have a "mezuzah" on them. T...

I was treated today to a very nice hour over coffee and iced tea with Barry Rubin, prolific author and analyst, in Tel Aviv. The least I can...

In an interview with the Saudi Okaz news agency last week, the head of the Mecca division of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and ...

Here are some pictures of that awful "apartheid wall" separating Arab families from each other and causing big problems among Pale...