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World’s longest stalactite: Lebanon’s Jeita Grotto

  • Jeita Grotto
  • May 13, 2012
People are not the only species that have enjoyed Beirut’s celebrated nightlife. Bats have flocked to Jeita Grotto, just 11 miles north of...
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In Israel, the threat of Iran going nuclear is the only issue

Tel Aviv, IsraelOn the last day of our trip to Israel this past weekend, our group attended a lecture by Sheldon Shulman, a national security aide...
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May 4 Middle East quotes of the week

One reason the term “Arab Spring” is a misnomer is because of the participation of non-Arabs, including Kurds in Iraq and Syria as well...
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March 9 Middle East quotes of the week

Quotes of the week—follow the links to read the whole thing.The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Sudan's...
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December 9 Middle East quotes of the week

Quotes of the week—follow the links to read the whole thing.If women were allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, the result would be catastrophic...
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December 2 Middle East quotes of the week

Quotes of the week—follow the links to read the whole thing.According to leftist gay [judging by this piece, she obviously cares much more...
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November 18 Middle East quotes of the week

Quotes of the week—follow the links to read the whole thing.Two weeks before parliamentary elections billed as a first big step toward...
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Shameless hypocrisy watch: Hizbolla’s Nasrallah claims to be protecting Lebanon

“Protection” has many connotations. The word can evoke the kindly father and loving mother, watching over their sleeping child. Or it...
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Hizbolla dissolves Lebanese government over impending indictments

The first shoe has dropped. When the next shoe will fall, and what that will mean for Lebanon and the Middle East is unpredictable.The standing-on...
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Shameless hypocrisy watch: Lebanese "apartheid" against the Palestinians

Lebanon has granted the Palestinians living there the right to work outside the "refugee" camps in clerical and administrative jobs. (See...
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