Givat Hamatos: A Strategic Jerusalem Neighborhood

On Nov. 15, 2020, the Israel Lands Authority published a request for bids to construct 1,257 homes in the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Givat Hamatos (Airplane Hill).
Trump’s Speech Recognizing Jerusalem:
What It Says and What It Doesn’t Say

What is in Trump’s speech and what is not
Ten Reasons for Recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

Submitting to threats of violence is a surrender to terror and a sign of weakness.
70 Years after UN Resolution 181: An Assessment

November 29, 1947, the penultimate step to Israel’s statehood
What Is Wrong with Europe’s “Iran Policy?”

Despite Risks, Italy’s Government Aids Investment in Iran
Back to Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations? – Some Basic Truths

Israel holds these truths to be self-evident
Escalation in the Conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia

Iran Now Threatens the Emirates
Moving the American Embassy to Jerusalem:
Challenges and Opportunities

The embassy question is a subset of a much more important issue: the need for Western recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Is the Saudi Throne Shaking?

The Saudi Ship of State Sails through Foreign and Domestic Shoals
A Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation. Has Anything Changed?

Will Hamas ever surrender its weapons and armed struggle
Iran and Hamas Reconnect

Hamas’ Troubles Are Pushing It into Tehran’s Arms
Iran’s New Defense Minister Is Committed to Iran’s Missile Program and the Export of the Revolution

“Committed to the end of Israel within 25 years.”
Do the Original Assumptions Underlying the Iran Nuclear Agreement Have Any Basis Today?

There are multiple indications that Iranian violations of the JCPOA agreement have occurred, or are being planned.
The Temple Mount Affair: What Has Changed?

Terrorism, Religion, Metal Detectors, and a Clash of Perception
UNRWA Condemns the Palestinians to Refugee Status in Perpetuity

The UN’s refugee industry