Epstein Secrets

ile Hamas put estimates at 200,000. In another apparent step toward reconciliation, Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas met in Cairo on January 9th—the first such meeting in almost a year. Though this is the latest indication of a Palestinian rapprochement, it is also a telling m

appointment of the final 90 members to the Shura Council (Upper House) on December 26th, bringing the total number of members to 279. In the past, the Shura Council has not played a significant role (in fact, only 7 percent of voters took part in the February 2012 election). However, Article 230 of the new Egypt

ve been among the m=st eager activists; the judgment on the fans from Port Said, who were held=responsible for the deaths of 72 people at a game in Cairo last year, sent a crowd swarming to the prison w=ere they were kept. Panicked police opened fire, killing 30 people. They f=red again at the mass fu

, and cou=d certainly not match the Islamists' provision of charity, cheap goods a=d useful services. They scarcely bothered to compete for seats in the Shura Council, the weak upper parliamentary ho=se, which was elected on a tiny turnout in February 2012. Understandably, the=lslamists saw parliamentary election

he Union address that stressed fixing America's broken house, not chasing around the world trying to fix everyone else's. The future of America isn't Cairo or Damascus; it's Chicago and Detroit. Aaron David Miller is a distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Artic

ave repercussions, and it would reflect on the political scene," Qassem told a Lebanese paper in 2000. "Hezbollah's secretary- general is the head of the Shura Council and also the head of the Jihad Council, and this means that we have one leadership, with one administration." The Jihad Council is the functional co

he Union address that stressed fixing America's broken house, not chasing around the world trying to fix everyone else's. The future of America isn't Cairo or Damascus; it's Chicago and Detroit. Aaron David Miller is a distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Article

ave repercussions, and it would reflect on the political scene," Qassem told a Lebanese paper in 2000. "Hezbollah's secretary- general is the head of the Shura Council and also the head of the Jihad Council, and this means that we have one leadership, with one administration." The Jhad Council is the functional coun