Harold Rhode Archives

Harold Rhode

Harold Rhode received in Ph.D. in Ottoman history and later served as the Turkish Desk Officer at the U.S. Department of Defense. He is now a distinguished senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech at P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, May 5, 2020. Credit: Flash90.

Mahmoud Abbas’s Jewish ancestry

The Palestinian Authority leader’s antisemitism may be his attempt to prove his “loyalty” to the Palestinian cause.

Harold Rhode

May 24, 2023

Ways Hezbollah could threaten Israel's Karish gas rig. Credit: Courtesy of the Alma Research and Education Center.

The Israeli government’s weakness and fear will cause its enemies to up the ante

Israel’s surrender to Hezbollah demands over the Karish gas field and failure to respond effectively to Palestinian terror are making Israel look like a “loser” to others in the Middle East.

Harold Rhode

October 16, 2022

Israeli journalist Gil Tamary visiting the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, July 2022. Source: YouTube

The Israeli journalist who visited Mecca should be worried

Muslims are usually determined to avenge humiliation, and they know how to be patient.

Harold Rhode

July 27, 2022

Channel 13 news editor Gil Tamary takes a selfie in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 2022. Credit: Channel 13 news.

How an Israeli journalist may have torpedoed Israel-Saudi relations

By sneaking into Mecca, Gil Tamary undermined the Saudi rulers’ claim to be protectors of the holy city.

Harold Rhode

July 24, 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters in Washington, Aug. 2, 2021. Credit: State Department Photo by Freddie Everett.

How Muslims understand recent comments by US officials

When Westerners condemn the behavior of foreign countries and non-state actors, Middle Eastern leaders interpret this to mean that those issuing the statements are not prepared to act.

Harold Rhode

September 5, 2021

Afghanis run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 plane as it departs from Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 16, 2021. Source: Screenshot.

Going forward after the Afghanistan debacle

The apparent winners—the Taliban, ISIS and other terrorist groups—hate one another, and all hate Iran. Fears that Tehran and the Taliban are about to engage in serious cooperation, thus, are overblown.

Harold Rhode

August 18, 2021

Mass popular protests taking place across Iran in the summer of 2021. Source: Twitter.

The US must bolster the Iranian people, not their brutal regime

Harold Rhode

August 3, 2021

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends the Great Conference of Basij members at Azadi stadium in Tehran, Oct. 4, 2018. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

The purpose of vague Iranian threats

If Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were to be specific about the “punishment” he vowed for the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and then failed to deliver, he would be humiliated.

Harold Rhode

December 1, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani holding a press conference after his victory in the 2017 presidential election. Credit: Mahmoud Hosseini/Wikimedia Commons.

What the US election means to the Iranian government—and people

Whatever the results of the vote on Nov. 3, there is likely to be a shift in the policy of the regime in Tehran towards America and its allies.

Harold Rhode

October 28, 2020

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