Biden’s Promise on Iranian Nukes is Worthless
The president pledged that Tehran will not acquire nuclear weapons on “his watch.” But if he reinstates Obama’s deal the crisis will occur after he leaves office.
Lapid, Don’t Count on Courting Democrats
Israel’s new foreign minister ought to be rethinking the kind of American bipartisanship that’s even attainable, let alone desirable.
The News About Israel’s New Government the Day After
Watching the Knesset vote, I felt like I was watching a close basketball game, with two- and three-point shots scored alternatingly by the home and visiting team, in our case the incoming coalition and the opposition.
Comic Relief from a Serious Israeli Drama
The left’s euphoria at having former nemesis Naftali Bennett head the new government would be hilarious if the country’s challenges weren’t so monumental.
Can a Bennett-Lapid Government Rise to the Challenges Facing the Jewish State?
The new alliance has succeeded in its first mission of unseating Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. The public will see if it has the mettle, wisdom and skill to weather the obstacles ahead.
Netanyahu refers to new Bennett-led government as ‘Sodom’
. “He is the only one of the Knesset members of the imaginary right, the only one who remains true to his principles and the will of his constituents. He is not the defector, you members of the right are the defectors.”
Egypt Is Beginning to Reassert Regional Leadership
Egypt is taking tentative steps to reassert regional leadership.
Bibi, Thank You for Your Service
Netanyahu has been an excellent leader, but is now the focus of national dispute.
Mike Evans, Christian Zionism and Christian Antisemitism
Evans’ determination to turn Evangelicals against Israeli leaders he doesn’t like is all too reminiscent of Martin Luther’s antisemitic tirades against the Jews of his day when they too failed to do what he wanted them to do.
What Can a Skeptical World Expect from Naftali Bennett?
The future of the “government of change” is still in doubt, and its prospects are dubious. But despite the political attacks, the prospective new prime minister has a lot to offer.