Ken Stein, at The Blogs

Nov 21, 2017, 1:23 AM

Sadat’s Leadership Included the Jerusalem Visit

Leadership is about knowing your objectives and implementing the tactics to get there. Leadership is also about choices and consequences. November 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s visit to Jerusalem and his historic speech to the Israeli...

Mar 5, 2016, 12:00 AM

Presidential Promises and Platitudes

In 2008 and again in 2012, President Barak Obama made lofty promises and gallant assessments of Iran and the Middle East respectively. His remarks to the annual AIPAC conference four years ago about Israel and Iran have proved to...

Aug 6, 2014, 10:35 PM

Hamas Doctrine: Detest Israel – Part III

Hamas Doctrine: Detest Israel – Part III – of three Hamas - principles for the liberation of Palestine and Jihad against Zionism Introduction: Anyone who believes that Hamas’ current fundamental beliefs are flexible enough to recognize Israel or that the...

Aug 4, 2014, 7:25 PM

Hamas Doctrine: Detest Israel – Part II

Hamas Doctrine: Detest Israel - Part II of three parts On Israel and Israel’s illegitimacy Anyone who believes that Hamas’ current fundamental beliefs are flexible enough to recognize Israel or that the organization will give up arms as a long-term...

Aug 3, 2014, 4:05 AM

Hamas Doctrine: Detest Israel

Hamas Doctrine: Detest Israel – Part I of three parts Hamas on opposing agreements, negotiations, or recognition of Israel Anyone who believes that Hamas’ current fundamental beliefs are flexible enough to recognize Israel or that the organization will ultimately give up...

About Me

Ken Stein is Professor of Contemporary Middle Eastern History and Political Science at Emory University. He is the author of Heroic Diplomacy: Sadat, Kissinger, Carter, Begin and the Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace, 1999 and with Ambassador Samuel W. Lewis, Making Peace Among Arabs and Israelis Lessons from Fifty Years of Negotiating Experience, 1991. www.israeled.org