A Glimpse of Europe’s True Face
Due to an unusual conflation of events, over the past two weeks we’ve caught a rare glimpse of the face of European foreign policy. We shouldn’t let it pass unremarked.
Is Southern Syria Heading for ‘Lebanonization’?
The raid on the T4 base at Tiyas in southern Syria this week was, according to global media reports, the third such action by Israeli air power against this facility in the course of 2018.
Don’t Worry, They are Only Flying Kites
We need to stop the incendiary balloons and kites launched into Israeli communities. It has becomes unbearable. No government in the world would allow what is happening in southern Israel to happen without military response. Israel’s deterrent power is deteriorating while Hamas’s power is on the rise. How long is this going to last?
Netanyahu to Meet Putin Again
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next week. It comes amid both escalating Russian and Syrian military activity against rebel-held strongholds in Syria – the cause of nearly 300,000 internally displaced refugees now amassing close to the Israel-Syrian border -and tensions with Iran.
The Grand Bazaar, AMIA and Lockerbie
News coverage of the large and growing anti-regime protests in Iran this week has included warnings by Iran “experts” insisting that the vocal support the protesters are receiving on social media from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is counterproductive.
Herzog Appointment as Jewish Agency Head: Setback to Netanyahu
On Sunday, the board of Governors of the Jewish Agency unanimously approved the appointment of Yitzchak “Buzi” Herzog as chairman for four years in what many see as a serious setback for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
What If?
While President Trump is muscling North Korea to give up nuclear ambitions, Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu is doing an end-run around the ayatollahs in Tehran.
Netanyahu Opening the Wells of Abraham to the Iranian People
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an ambitious $30 million desalination project near the Sea of Galilee that will address the current multi-year drought.
If Not Now, Then When?
Over the past two decades, the major disputes among and within American Jewish groups have revolved around two main issues.
The Israeli Right’s Campaign Against Israel
How can anyone complain about the Palestinian Authority, when Israel is single handedly thwarting the chance for a separation? Creating one state serves Hamas and the BDS movement, not the Zionist vision. That’s the problem that is making more and more Jews and friends despair.