Martin Kramer, Harvard Med School

Martin Kramer

Harvard Med School

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Past:
  • Harvard Med School
  • Medium
  • Commentary Magazine

Past articles by Martin:

Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle Eastern Studies in America

Kramer, Martin. Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle Eastern Studies in America. Washington, DC: The Washington Institute for Near East Pollicy, 2001. → Read More

The New York Times stands by its error – Martin Kramer –

Max Fisher of the New York Times has taken to Twitter to defend his claim that David Ben-Gurion “emerged from retirement in July 1967 to warn Israelis they had sown the seeds of self-destruction.”… → Read More

Debunked, but still fit to print on page one – Martin Kramer –

Nothing gives a historian greater satisfaction than correcting a persistent error. And nothing is more frustrating than the resurrection of that error even after it’s been corrected. Especially if it… → Read More

Looking Back on the Life and Work of Bernard Lewis

What would Islam and Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis have to say about the rise of ISIS? → Read More

To Hurt Israel, the EU Would Sacrifice Palestinians

The European Union's misguided effort to impose pain on Israel over the West Bank settlements will end up hurting Palestinians far more. → Read More

Can Playing the 9/11 Card Revive Chris Christie's Candidacy?

An emphasis on security issues after Paris may revive the hopes of Chris Christie. But it's not clear that even the 9/11 card can save him. → Read More

America Shouldn't Alienate Shiites to Appeal to Sunnis

Marco Rubio's plan to prevent further sectarian violence in Iraq would likely backfire and empower Iran in the process. → Read More

Palestinian Leaders Are Prepared to Sacrifice Their People

Palestinian leaders are encouraging terror against Israel because they hope its measures of self defense will gain them sympathy abroad. → Read More

The Rise of Ted Cruz Creates Complications for the Moderates

If Ted Cruz becomes the choice of conservative Christian Republicans, that creates complications for moderates as well as his conservative rivals. → Read More

An Untold Story of the Six Day War, Still Untold?

The criticisms of a film depicting an untold aspect of the Six Day War are utterly unfounded. → Read More