For the past 40-odd years, two narratives have guided American Middle East policy. Both were invented by the Carter administration. One relates to Iran. One
Poland and Israel’s Loss of Diplomatic Wisdom
Next Thursday is supposed to mark another diplomatic triumph for Israeli diplomacy. On January 23, the Fifth World Holocaust Forum will convene at Yad Vashem
Donald Trump and the Mythmakers
For the past 40-odd years, two narratives have guided American Middle East policy. Both were invented by the Carter administration. One relates to Iran. One
When Will American Jewry Wake Up?
Was the machete attack at Rabbi Chaim Rottenburg’s home in Monsey, NY last Saturday night wake-up call enough? Are liberal American Jews ready to accept
Iran’s Undivided and Indivisible Regime
For forty years, Western policymakers have been lying to themselves about the nature of the Iranian regime and basing their Iran policies on the lies they tell
A Five-Step Plan to Fight the International Criminal Court
Last year, then Knesset member Tzipi Livni convened senior officials from the Justice Ministry and Military Advocate General’s international affairs
Why American Jews Slander President Trump
The past week clarified a lot of things about the state of the American Jewish community—and its antagonists. The two assailants who walked into the
Preserving the Peace with Jordan
Tuesday Israel’s Channel 13 reported that President Donald Trump’s Deputy National Security Advisor Victoria Coates held a meeting at the White House last week
The Split Screen
Watching events unfold in Israel is an experience in split-screen living. On the right side of the screen is the chaos outside our gates, in neighboring lands
The Reign of the Prosecution
Last Thursday in Israel, the politicians were the big story. Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman was the villain who had held the country hostage for
Israel’s European ‘Friends’
Tuesday morning, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) released an anti-Semitic bombshell. It decreed that all EU member states must affix special labels to
Is Iran Winning or Losing?
There’s an old Jewish joke where a young man walks up to his grandfather man and asks him how he’s doing. The grandfather answers, “In a word, good
Al-Baghdadi and Trump’s Syrian Chessboard
U.S. President Donald Trump’s many critics insist he has no idea what he is doing in Syria. The assassination of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi over the
Trump, Israel and the Democratic Crack-Up
Nearly every week, the Democrats reach new heights of radicalism. Israel has good reason to be deeply worried. Until 2000, the peaceful transition of
Netanyahu, the Media and the Fate of Israeli Democracy
The ongoing criminal probes against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhahu are reaching their climax. After conducting a marathon four-day pre-indictment
Trump Did Not Betray the Kurds
The near-consensus view of US President Donald Trump’s decision to remove American special forces from the Syrian border with Turkey is that Trump is enabling
American Jewry’s Days of Reckoning
On September 29, President Donald Trump set out his nationalist political philosophy in his address before the UN General Assembly. Arguing that the nation-
Impeachment Investigation Against Trump Parallels Probes Against Netanyahu
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent announcement that she is opening an official impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump struck many
Palestinians Assault Mohamed Saud for Embracing the ‘Two-State Solution’
Israeli and Arab audiences alike were recently shocked to see footage of Palestinian teenagers in Jerusalem’s Old City assaulting, cursing, and
Israeli Election Still a Wild Card
Benjamin Netanyahu became Israel’s longest-serving prime minister on Friday, and he is favored to win the next elections in September. But the outcome is still
Israeli Court Tells the Truth About Palestinian Authority and Terror
On July 9, an Israeli court ruled that the Palestinian Authority was responsible for several attacks by Palestinian terrorist organizations against
Associated Press Targets Jewish Americans Who Support Israel
Last week, the Associated Press ran a hit job on a successful American businessman. Simon Falic and his two brothers own the Duty Free Americas chain, a
The Palestinian Authority Hated the Bahrain Conference Because It Was About Helping Palestinians
The Palestinian leadership didn’t boycott the Trump administration’s economic meeting in Bahrain last week because it denied them a future political horizon.
Mohamed Morsi’s Death Is a Reminder of Why He Was Dangerous
Reports of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s sudden death on June 17 in a Cairo courtroom where he was being tried for espionage for the Hamas terror
Amb. Friedman Exposes the Radicalism of Obama’s Israel Policies
Israel’s elections do-over has pushed back President Donald Trump’s planned roll out of his “deal of the century,” which will set out his administration’s plan