NEW YORK, July 17 (UPI) -- For a number of years, I have been advocating the importance of constructively engaging Syria, not only to improve the prospects for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace, but to substantially contribute to the stability of the Middle East.

NEW YORK, June 19 (UPI) -- Thanks to Fatah's ineptitude and corruption, Israel's shortsightedness and the Bush administration's misguided policies, Hamas is now in control of the Gaza Strip, setting the stage for potentially ominous developments.

NEW YORK, June 6 (UPI) -- Perhaps more than anything else, the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Six Day War has shown a spotlight on the present crisis of leadership in the Middle East.

NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- The recent conference on Iraq, held in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheik and attended by more than 50 countries representing half of the world's population, seems at first glance to underscore "the great interest so many countries have displayed" over the future of

NEW YORK, May 1 (UPI) -- It would be damning and destructive for Israel if the political leaders seeking to replace Ehud Olmert lose sight of Israel's ultimate national interests.

NEW YORK, March 27 (UPI) -- The Israeli government should accept the Arab initiative because it has a solemn obligation to explore any possibility, however remote, to peacefully end the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel can accept the Arab initiative in principle, and as long as it nego

NEW YORK, March 12 (UPI) -- For the U.S. representative, during the regional conference held in Bagdad on March 10, to actually sit at the same table with the Iranian and Syrian delegates represents, in itself, an important development. The next such meeting, scheduled for early Apr

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. administration officials are increasingly talking about the wisdom of engaging with Syria to try to gain its support and participation in efforts to stop the already chaotic situation in the Middle East from further deterioration. Although it would h

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- It has been famously said the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. The recent meeting, hosted by Saudi King Abdullah, held in Mecca, S