The Threat that Must be Named

Psychiatrists tell their patients they have to “name their fears.” A fear that cannot be named cannot be understood or faced. An unnamed threat cannot be defeated. This is particularly true of what is called the threat of “terrorism.”
Never Trump’s Insane Foreign Policy

And, given the dismal intellectual and practical failures of the foreign policies of both the George W. Bush administration and the Obama administration, it is a good thing for America and for global security that Trump has the field to himself.
Chomsky Calls Russian Interference a Joke – Blames Guess Who?

Noam Chomsky has gone off the deep end once again. This time he claims that in “most of the world” the issue of Russian interference in U.S. elections is “almost a joke.”
Prelude to Genocide: Remembering the Days Before August 2014 and the Yazidi Genocide

In June 2014 ISIS attacked Camp Speicher in Iraq. The group captured more than 1,000 mostly Shi’ite cadets and systematically murdered them.
Report: Obama Administration Funded Al-Qaeda Affiliate

A recent report by the Middle East Forum revealed that the Obama administration approved a grant of $200,000 to an al-Qaeda affiliate.
Inflating Palestinian Refugee Numbers?

Members of Congress demand to see a report that could change the entire Middle East political picture by asking: How many Palestinian refugees are there?
American Jews Just Don’t Get It

Perhaps a divide is inevitable. But can we not at least bond over the joy of having Jerusalem recognized and celebrated as our eternal capital? As our soldiers sang when they reached the Kotel in June 1967: “This is the day the Lord has wrought. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Who is Betraying America?

So far, unlike Obama’s foreign policy by this point in his presidency, none of Trump’s exchanges have brought disaster on America or its allies.
The Cloud Thieves

Today, an Israeli social media Millennial tweeted photoshopped images of Israeli commandos walking in the clouds, stealing Iranian clouds.
Column One: Why the Concern for UNRWA?

UNRWA and its supporters present the agency as an organization dedicated to supporting Palestinian refugees.