Melanie Phillips discusses the situation in the Middle East with an impressive list of guests. Jordanian opposition activist Mudar Zahran, Simon Henderson of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Dr. Emily Landau of Tel Aviv's Institute for National Security Studies.
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Melanie Phillips discusses the situation in the Middle East with an impressive list of guests.
First, Jordanian opposition activist Mudar Zahran says that Jordanian King Abdullah II's days are numbered; that he will be replaced by the Muslim Brotherhood Islamists he has partnered; and that to avoid this disaster, Israel and the Jewish world must wake up and smell the Jordanian coffee.
Then, Simon Henderson of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy says that, despite many worrying factors, Saudi Arabia remains a useful ally to the West.
Third in line is Dr. Emily Landau of Tel Aviv's Institute for National Security Studies. She asserts that Iran has the upper hand over the US, because the P5+1 negotiators have fatally shown themselves desperate for a deal.
Finally, as the world recoils in horror from the Islamic State burning alive of a Jordanian hostage, Phillips ponders the absurdity of Western explanations for such barbarism, and concludes that as long as the West denies the Islamic roots of such deeds, it will lose the war for civilization.
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Flashback to Jordan, early December 2014:
Follow the Secretary General of the Jordanian opposition coalition on Twitter @Mudar_Zahran. And read this interesting article Foreign Policy Blog.s which confirms his story. (Source)
Dec 9, 2014 Jordan is starting to face a growing threat from Islamic State (ISIS). Located on Israel's eastern border, the small nation is one of the West's key allies in the Middle East.
Flashback to Jordan, early December 2014:
Follow the Secretary General of the Jordanian opposition coalition on Twitter @Mudar_Zahran. And read this interesting article Foreign Policy Blog.s which confirms his story. (Source)
Dec 9, 2014 Jordan is starting to face a growing threat from Islamic State (ISIS). Located on Israel's eastern border, the small nation is one of the West's key allies in the Middle East.
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