http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/s_segev Most recent (7 days) columns en-gb Sun, 19 May 2013 10:12:07 CDT TEL AVIV -- Is Israel approaching its moment of truth with Iran? The official and public position is "no." But behind the scenes diplomatic activity that suggests "maybe." Last week, U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon completed two days of intense talks with Prime Minister Benjamin... Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:44:09 CDT TEL AVIV -- The U.S. moved quickly this week to consolidate relations with an Egypt ruled by a Muslim Brotherhood and is keeping the door open for the new government to achieve more co-operation with the West in the future. Following a meeting on Sunday with Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi, U.S. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:30:40 CDT TEL AVIV -- The meetings held recently in various cities to discuss the Syrian situation were no more than an exercise in futility. The meetings have served only the Syrian regime more time to implement its own military solution, which practically meant the continued deaths of hundreds of Wed, 4 Jul 2012 03:17:04 CDT TEL AVIV -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin held private consultations on Iran, Egypt and Syria on Monday, the day after Mohammed Morsi became the new Egyptian president. Putin came to Israel on a one-day private visit during which he and President Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:17:09 CDT TEL-AVIV -- After more than a year of official silence, Israel finally came out publicly against the continued massacre in Syria and called for the removal from office of President Bashar Assad. Deputy prime minister Saul Mofaz told Israeli army radio a "crime against humanity, a genocide is Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:39:14 CDT TEL AVIV -- Despite the UN Security Council's unanimous condemnation of the massacre of 116 civilians, among them 32 children, in the Sunni Syrian village of Houla, near the city of Homs, there is no solution in sight for the Syrian uprising. On the contrary -- all signs indicate that the Syrian Tue, 29 May 2012 10:54:54 CDT TEL AVIV -- As 50 million Egyptian voters go to the polls to elect a new president today, one thing is already clear -- Israel is the big loser in these post-Mubarak elections. Public opinion polls in Egypt, commissioned by Israeli groups, came to the same conclusion. While none of the 13 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:23:08 CDT What is going on in Jordan? For some time, the political climate in the kingdom has been boiling. In the last six months, King Abdullah has been forced to change his government three times, but demonstrations against the monarch continue. Luckily for him, there is no immediate danger of his Tue, 15 May 2012 09:50:26 CDT TEL AVIV -- Syrian President Bashar Assad proved Monday once again that with the support of Russia and Iran, he is still able to politically defeat the United States, Turkey and the Persian Gulf countries. Based on a new "constitution" that was unilaterally approved last February, the Syrian Tue, 8 May 2012 09:56:52 CDT TEL AVIV -- Suddenly, and without any advance notice, the Israeli domestic scene was thrown into disarray Sunday. Talk about the dangers of a nuclear Iran or plans for the revival of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were pushed aside. Instead, all parties began talking about new parliamentary Tue, 1 May 2012 12:29:55 CDT