Michael Sharnoff

Smoke rises over the Saif al-Dawla district in Aleppo, Syria on October 2, 2012. Aleppo is on the frontline in the 19-month conflict between the Asad regime and the opposition. The civil war has already claimed 30,000 lives, now averaging 100 to 200 deaths per day. In June 2009, shortly after his inauguration, President Barack […]

The Jewish Policy Center is now accepting applications for full-time and part-time research internships for the fall semester. The internship positions are open to undergraduates as well as recent graduates with a bachelor’s degree. Interns provide research and administrative support to the JPC staff. Tasks include: internet marketing, editing, proofreading, and database management. Past interns […]

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday, “Some leaders of Western countries…openly intervened in Iran’s internal affairs,” warning “these governments must be careful.” Khamenei is responding to widespread Western outrage over Tehran’s brutal crackdown after last month’s contested election. The West, however, has mostly limited its actions to moral support for the protestors. President […]