Biden’s Neutrality on Infrastructure of the War Against Israel
A U.S. abstention on a resolution supporting the UNRWA refugee agency that fuels Palestinian demands for a “right of return” demonstrates the administration’s misunderstanding of why the conflict continues.
A Turkish Hostage Crisis in the Making?
Natalie and Mordy Oknin would already be on a plane back to Israel if Erdoğan were to give the go-ahead. He rules Turkey’s roost, and all attempts to gloss over that fact are counterproductive.
The Most Alarming Threat of All to the Jewish People
Many leaders are terrified that speaking the truth about Israel will cause them to lose their access to the political and intellectual circles they prize so highly, and in which they pretend to themselves they are accepted as equals just like anyone else.
Netanyahu vs. Olmert: Comparing Chalk and Cheese
While it may be inappropriate for someone under criminal indictment to be a candidate for or serve as prime minister, it is far more inappropriate for him/her to be precluded from doing so by abuse of the legal system.
Hypocritical Israeli Coalition Politics Get Ugly
In the battle for political survival, anything goes. As the threat to Jerusalem goes unchallenged, the government OKs funding for Hamas while Netanyahu encourages thuggery at the Western Wall.
Israel’s Post-American Strategic Challenge
A report this week about the discussions Israel and the U.S. are now holding regarding the Iranian nuclear program was nothing short of an earthquake.
Rabin, Peres, #MeToo and the Battle Among Sacred Cows
If anyone was still wondering whether sexual assault trumps Palestinian statehood or the other way around, this week provided a pretty clear answer.
Lapid and Bennett’s Old-New Diplomacy
Last year Israel had a reality-based foreign policy, but now Jerusalem seems bent on reinstating the Palestinian veto and glorifying the Jewish state’s enemies.
Has Israel’s Arab Minority Reached a Crossroads?
One of the major turning points in the formation of the recent government in Israel was the willingness of the Ra’am Party to participate in the coalition.
Bennett Can’t Have it Both Ways with Biden
Remaining true to Israeli interests and “bridging gaps” with the Democratic Party is a contradiction in terms.