Erdogan: No Moderate Islam

The Trump administration has two options: It can either deal with the Turkey it has or the Turkey it wished it had.
From Amman to Jerusalem

Five months ago, 28-year-old Ziv Moyal, an Israeli security officer at Israel’s embassy in Amman, was stabbed in his apartment by a Jordanian assailant, whom he shot and killed.
Coddling the PLO

As with all visitors to the Holy Land, I saw many fascinating things on my first trip to Israel, now many moons ago.
The Chaotic Arab World Has Nothing to Offer Israel Today in Any Deal

Behavioral science recognizes two types of responses to tense or threatening situations facing loosely-connected groups.
Holding the PLO Accountable

The PLO’s campaign to get recognized as a state breached both of its agreements with Israel and the terms under which the US recognized it and permitted it to operate missions on US soil.
Jared Kushner in Hot Water for 2016 Efforts to Help Israel Block UN Anti-Settlement Act
Robert Mueller is investigating Jared Kushner’s contacts with Israeli officials last year over joint efforts to stop the passage of UNSC Resolution 2334.
The Arab Sunni World: Complete and Utter Chaos

The only conclusion Israel must reach from the sad state of affairs in the Arab Sunni world is as clear as the sunshine in an arid desert.
Bannon and the Anti-Israel Establishment

Bannon argued that it is because of the Republican establishment that then president Barack Obama was able to implement the nuclear deal with Iran.
Pining for Fig Leaves

But now, they argue, under the leadership of King Salman and his son, 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudis are going too far.
Saudi Purges and Duty to Act

For 70 years, Saudi Arabia served as the largest and most significant incubator of Sunni jihad.