The ‘Pressure-Israel’ Machine Kicks Into High Gear
For several weeks now, various editors, journalists and pundits have been busily manufacturing a mini-crisis, presumably in order to provoke tension between the American and Israeli governments.
Can Biden’s Zeal to Deal Work Better than ‘Maximum Pressure’?
The unsurprising announcement that the United States is ready to sit down with Iran is worrisome because of the new administration team’s modest goals and dismal negotiating record.
EU Living in ‘Alternate Universe’ Over Criticism of Construction in Strategic Jerusalem Neighborhood
Construction in Jerusalem’s Givat Hamatos represents the first stage of a 2,600-unit housing project geared to young families to encourage them to remain in the Israeli capital.
Navigating Israel’s Ship of State Through the Biden Storm
The U.S. will remain Israel’s most important ally, regardless of the policies of any specific administration, but Israel cannot concede its sovereignty or interests to satisfy an administration committed to policies that harm both.
Obama’s Third Term
Israel scarcely needs the absence of a phone call to tell it that it has a grave problem with the new occupant of the White House.
It’s the Coalition, Stupid
This year one inevitable theme is the impact of and government’s response to the COVID pandemic, as well as the adaptation of Clinton’s mantra to “It’s the coalition, stupid.”
Maher Bitar and Israel’s Ideological Elections
U.S. President Joe Biden’s choice to name an anti-Israel political activist as senior director for Intelligence at the National Security Council may place Israel in a precarious position.
Trump’s Lasting Legacy will be the Abraham Accords
The U.S. president’s policies towards Israel and the greater Middle East may well withstand the tests of history.
Donald Trump: The Un-American President
As he understood it, he had the same official title as Vladimir Putin in Russia and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey—men he openly admired—and he craved their reserves of political power as well.
Doctors Against Lockdowns
As the year winds down and a third near-standstill takes place, more than 100 Israeli medical experts took a welcome ax to conventional coronavirus wisdom.
