In the Wake of Trump

President Trump’s recent visit to Israel is now ancient history but that doesn’t stop friends from overseas still reaching out to ask my thoughts.
Jordan Intensifies Anti-Israel Rhetoric Despite Security Challenges

Jordan, a country that has had a formal peace treaty with Israel since 1994, has seen an uptick in anti-Israel hostility.
Jewish Groups, Israeli Officials “Very Disappointed” by Trump’s Backtrack of Embassy Promise

Prominent Jewish groups and Israeli officials expressed anger and disappointment over President Donald Trump’s decision to sign a six-month waiver of the Jerusalem Embassy Act.
Linda Sarsour and the Progressive Zeitgeist

The real problem is that Mohandes was right to invite her. Not only does she share his values, she embodies the zeitgeist of the American Left today.
Column One: Netanyahu’s Challenge with Trump

Trump doesn’t want to repeat the mistakes of his predecessors. But absent a clear strategic plan of action from Netanyahu, he will have no choice but to do so.
Trump Yelled at Abbas, “You Tricked Me in DC, Israelis Told Me the Truth”: Report

At their Washington meeting, Abbas had claimed Palestinians were “raising our youth, our children, our grandchildren on a culture of peace.”
Languages of Politics

Smoke and mirrors; now you see it, now you don’t; the power of symbols; sound and fury signifying nothing.
50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Jerusalem

President Trump, in his foreign trip, has telegraphed to the world that a new sheriff is in town, and that we, once again, can be relied upon by our friends and feared by our enemies.
“Love at First Flight”

Things are looking rosy for the relationship between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and American President Donald Trump.
Iconoclast in the Promised Land

Israelis are greeting US President Donald Trump with cautious optimism. Their optimism stems from President Trump’s iconoclasm.