Syria and the Decline of the UN
Israel must internalize the change in the U.N.’s status the next time a U.N. official decides to issue another politicized “condemnation” about its actions.
Why the Six-Day War Still Matters
In a period in which the delegitimization of Israel’s rights is at the heart of the agenda of its adversaries, Israeli diplomats must now more than ever speak up and stress the historical truth of what happened forty-five years ago and not let the twisted narrative being sold to the U.N. to take hold.
Iran Accelerates Enrichment
But the Iranians’ behavior most of all indicates that they truly believe they can get away with this acceleration of their enrichment activity and no one will take any measures against them, as they pick up the pace of their race to the nuclear finishing line.
Can the West Trust Iranian Commitments?
As long as this is the Iranian political agenda, Tehran will seek to free itself in time from any shackles that are placed on its nuclear program, regardless of the optimism that Western diplomats are now projecting at the end of every round of negotiations.
The Berlin Wall of Mideast Oil Comes Down
There is no reason why Israel should feel compelled to race back to the 1967 lines, but rather should protect its legal right to defensible borders, without the sword of Middle East oil hanging over its head.
‘Khamenei told me that Israel must be burned to the ground’
Getting Iran to stop the higher-level enrichment is expected to be a priority for world powers when they meet with Iran in Baghdad next week in an attempt to start resolving the decade-old dispute over Tehran’s atomic ambitions.
“It is still going strong. I hear it is unchanged,” one diplomat accredited to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, which regularly inspects Iran’s declared atomic sites, said about the country’s most sensitive nuclear activity. “But with installation work going on, at some point there will be an increase,” the official said.
Peacemaking Mythologies from Taba to Olmert
What is required instead is an alternative diplomatic strategy, and more secure path for achieving Middle East peace, rather than trying to revive the a formula that has only led to diplomatic failure.
Russia’s Diplomatic Boomerang
If the ideology of Istanbul’s ruling party is even partly driven by avenging past defeats, then the Russians must not be part of a process that will unleash a chain reaction of nuclearization in the Middle East – including the successor state of its old Ottoman rival.
Shiites, Sunnis and Israel
But it should not be drawn into the Sunni-Shiite struggle on the basis of incorrect stereotypes of either side
Hannity: Dore Gold on the Iranian Threat
Audio Clip: Dore Gold discusses Iranian Threat on the Sean Hannity Show – April 16, 2012
Sanctions or strike: Five Israeli experts weigh in on Iran
Seven years ago, Professor Efraim Inbar wrote a document whose bottom line could be summed up as advocating for Israel to attack Iran to stop it from attaining a nuclear capability. This week, Inbar, a political scientist who currently serves as the director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University, is somewhat encouraged that more and more Israelis have now reached the same conclusion.
From Toulouse to Cairo
They would, in effect, be strengthening the movements that are currently undermining their internal security most directly.
Hague court rejects Palestinian suit against Israel over Cast Lead
In a major, and rare, victory for Israel, the International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled on Monday that it could not judge cases involving the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The ruling was a blow to the Palestinian Authority, which had submitted a lawsuit against Israeli officials in 2009 over what it alleged were “war crimes” the Israel Defense Forces committed during its incursion into Gaza in Operation Cast Lead in 2008-9 against Hamas’ terror.
Legalizing Targeted Killings
Belatedly, the major powers are validating the same Israeli strategy against terrorism that they had universally condemned a little more than a decade ago.
From Pre-Emption to Prevention and Back
In practice, it appears that even if it becomes clear that sanctions have had no impact on Iranian decision-making with respect to nuclear weapons, it will still take a very long time until a decision to use U.S. force to halt Iran will be made.
