Commentary and Analysis on Militant Islam and the Middle East, by Dr. Daniel Pipes

1. Hijab

   "The subject of sitr or covering is far more nuanced than we have been led to believe. The spectrum of opinion is far more vast, tolerant, and permissive than most have imagined in their wildest dreams." With this, Morrow (or Ilyas 'Abd al-'Alim Islam),

2. Building a Decent Gaza

   "A significant portion of Palestinian people do not share the views of Hamas."— U.S. President Joe Biden Netanyahu's Plan On Feb. 22, 2024, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented his Security Cabinet with a short document, "The Day After

3. Charles Huber

   Huber (1847–84) tends to be overlooked in the pantheon of great European explorers of Arabia. Several reasons help account for this obscurity: he wrote in French, a minor language of this topic; indiscretions in his youth; a lone-wolf character; being

4. 2023's Biggest Hits at DanielPipes.org

   I spent most of my writing hours in 2023 working on a book, so the articles declined in number from recent years. Traffic statistics at DanielPipes.org indicate that the following ten articles are my most read writings published in 2023, in ascending

5. More on Israel's Rapid Return to Disastrous Policy

   In "The Rapid Return of Israel's Disastrous Policy," I document how - despite repeated calls for victory - the Government of Israel has in many ways returned to its failed pre-Oct. 7 ways. This weblog entry continues that documentation.Dec. 1, 2023

6. The Rapid Return of Israel's Disastrous Policy

   Judging by the way Netanyahu has managed Gaza in the last 13 years,it is not certain that there will be a clear policy going forward.— Tal Schneider, Times of Israel By Daniel Pipes "Everything changed" in Israel on Oct. 7. But did it? Understanding the

7. Jerusalem Falls

   Hosler, one of a dying breed of military historians (he teaches at the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College in Leavenworth, Kansas), looks at the much-studied city of Jerusalem through an original lens: by giving as much weight to the times

8. Israel Has Quickly Reverted to Its Bad Old Policies

   "Everything changed" in Israel on Oct. 7. Except it did not. Despite much talk of victory by the prime minister and survey research showing the public endorses a tough new approach, Israeli officialdom and its security establishment show signs of

9. Hamas vs. Gazans

   During the Rif War of 1920–26, Moroccan rebels inflicted a devastating defeat on Spain at the Battle of Annual. Interrupted while playing a round of golf and informed of this disaster, Spain's King Alfonso XIII reportedly shrugged his shoulders, muttered

10. Poll: Has Israel Really Changed?

    An apparent sea change took place in the aftermath of Oct. 7, 2023, the day when Hamas massacred an estimated 1,400 Israelis. The idea of Israel attaining a victory over Palestinians went from the margins to the mainstream, from peripheral to consensual.