Biden’s Warm Words and Empty Gestures

Despite the president’s genuine affection for Israel, his itinerary sent out baleful signals.
Trump on nullification of Roe v Wade: “God made the decision”

“Ending the life of a fetus, according to some opinions, is murder,” Rabbi Halperin emphasized.
Don’t Believe the Spin: Biden Will Make a Deal with Iran

With the talks deadlocked and Biden planning to visit, Bennet’s government is claiming its defeatist strategy is vindicated. But White House warnings about a nuclear breakout may prove the opposite.
Ambassador Friedman’s Sledgehammer Theory of Middle East Peace

From 1948-2017, while the American people supported the State of Israel, American policymakers and the foreign policy establishment treated Israel as an irritatating client state that needed to be kept dependent and in check.
A Revived Iran Deal is Bad News for Democracy

It is sobering to note that it always takes a crisis or a conflict for Western nations to recognize that their systems of government are worth defending.
The Negev Two-State Summit

To block criticism of the new Iran nuclear deal, Blinken’s aim at the summit was to neutralize the Israeli-Arab anti-Iran strategic alliance. And he used the two-state solution to achieve this goal.
Why We Should Care About the Fate of Ukraine

The decline of U.S. influence as China and its unlikely Russian ally flex their muscles is not irrelevant to the security of Americans or Israelis.
The Abraham Accords Were Not Built on Shifting Sands

The Gulf States eagerness to get down to work—it’s all Israel can do to keep up with the dizzying pace they are setting.
All the President’s Enemies

Mitch McConnell is no Vladimir Putin, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or Xi Jinping.
Politics and Combating Anti-Semitism Don’t Mix

Historian Deborah Lipstadt’s nomination to be State Department envoy shouldn’t be held hostage to partisan anger. Still, her own outrageous partisanship undermines outrage about what’s happened.