Joshua Yasmeh, at The Blogs

Dec 13, 2018, 10:48 AM

Jordan Claims Authority Over Jerusalem Holy Sites, Undermining Palestinian Cause

The Jordanian government’s latest statement on Jerusalem reveals an inherent contradiction in policy. On one hand, the Jordanians hold the position that the Palestinians, not the Israelis, should have sovereign control over the holy city. This stance is par...

Sep 14, 2018, 11:37 PM

Qatar’s Reforms Fail To Protect Migrant Workers

In the face of intense pressure from the international community, Qatar instituted a series of supposed safeguards over the last year aimed at protecting the state’s substantial migrant worker population from labor and human rights abuses. But do the...

Jul 28, 2018, 9:58 AM

Saudis Abandon Palestinian Cause To Fight Iran

The Obama administration’s attempts to normalize relations with Iran triggered a series of realignments in the Middle East, not the least of which was a de facto alliance between the Israelis and Saudis. While the two countries have been...

Jul 28, 2018, 9:57 AM

The Real ‘Handmaid’s Tale:’ Virginity Tests

Despite the creative hyperbole about the Trump administration’s apparent attempts to turn the United States into Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” women in the developed world are largely safe from humiliating federal, state, or local government-mandated tests designed to...

Jul 27, 2018, 12:58 AM

UNRWA Encourages Palestinian Displacement

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency solely serves “Palestinian refugees in the Near East.” The agency is unique insofar as it caters to the specific needs of one population at the exclusion of others. Indeed, UNRWA’s exists as an irregular entity...

About Me

Joshua Yasmeh is a freelance journalist and foreign affairs researcher. His work has been published across the political spectrum in a number of publications including Real Clear Politics, Real Clear Defense, Daily Wire, Fox News, The Jewish Journal, and Linden Avenue Literary Review. He is a graduate of UCLA.