This week week's guest is Prof Barry Rubin, Director, Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center and Editor, Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal .
As we approach the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the modern state of Israel, Barry joins us to talk about his latest reprinting of "The Israel Arab Reader". The book provides over 300 original source documents and gives a massive amount of background into the Israeli Arab struggle.
In blog news this week we cover the news that Israel bombed a North Korean built nuclear bomb fuel plant in Syria last September. Click if you want to see the full lyrics of Bob Dylan's Neighborhood Bully.
The summing up of the US election race if from Red State Update. Genius. We found it via HotAir.
We also have work from Meryl Yourish, Doug Payton and Damian Penny. Be sure to follow all their blogs.
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