Will the Trump-Putin Summit Lead to Some Pushback Against Iran in Syria?
Iran refuses to retreat from the Syrian battleground
Hamas, Gaza, and the Rush to Judgment
What is common among all the critics of Israel is a kind of rush to judgment by which people automatically assume that Israel is to blame for whatever has occurred.
Israel at 70: Flourishing against All Odds
Israel is celebrating 70 years of national independence, and there’s a huge irony in that number. For it was in the year 70 that the last Jewish Commonwealth was destroyed by the Roman Empire, and the Temple, the center of gravity of the Jewish people, was destroyed. The rebirth of Israel is nothing short of […]
Israel and Syria: The UN and the Distortion of International Law
The problem with the UN Human Rights Council is that it’s distorting international law, focusing on the wrong issues and leaving some of the greatest abuses of human rights since World War II unanswered.
The Brewing Conflict along the Red Sea
With all the focus on Syria and Iraq in recent years, it may be necessary to give greater attention to the theater of the Red Sea.
A Changed Saudi Arabia
Israel and Saudi Arabia share common concerns.
Is It True the UN Created Israel? Seventy years since UN General Assembly Resolution 181
“… since the United Nations did not succeed in implementing its own decisions. In our view, the decision of 29 November about Jerusalem is null and void.”
Why Kurdistan Matters
The Kurdish defeat in Iraq actually represented a triple tragedy.
There Is a Precedent for Renegotiating Flawed Agreements
Is it realistic to try to deal with the flaws in the Iran agreement and change them? In fact, there’s precedent for it.
Inspections and Monitoring:
The Weak Link in the Iran Nuclear Deal
Over the last number of weeks, the great debate over Iran has focused on whether Iran is complying with the JCPOA from 2015. Is it keeping the Iran agreement or is it violating the Iran agreement. Frankly, this story and that question have been put to rest when the national security adviser of the United […]
Thwarting a New Iranian Empire
Beyond creating the supply corridor from Iran to the Mediterranean, Iran is determined to take Shia forces from around the Middle East and deploy them in Syria.
Beyond the Debate Over Metal Detectors
Anything Israel would try to put in place would produce a very strong reaction for reasons that have nothing to do with electronics and preventing terror.
The True Diplomatic Legacy of 1967
There Was No International Border Before the War. New Defensible Lines Needed to be Negotiated.
Abbas, UNESCO, and the Test of Diplomacy
International organizations dedicated to education have to reflect the truth and not politicize deception.
The Legacy of the Taliban: Sunni Allies of Tehran
The West must not allow terror sanctuaries to grow, thrive, and be used to plan attacks against the West.
