Palestinian “Sacredness” and the Law of Armed Conflict

Under pertinent international law, permissible behavior can never stem from overtly wrongful behavior. It follows, inter alia, that insistent Palestinian pleas for “martyrdom” must necessarily represent calls for illegal expressions of force against Israel. Always, in these matters, what is sacred to the Palestinian side is also grievously unlawful.
Hurricane Florence: Prayer and Politics Raging in the Storm Clouds

As Hurricane Florence looms off the coast of the Carolinas, segments of the media took the opportunity to ridicule religious Americans who sought succor in prayer while other media saw the insidious hand of Trump behind the storm clouds.
The Immoral Foreign Policy of the “Resistance”

They are a power play. And given the disastrous failures of the “Resistance’s” foreign policies, it is clear that the outcome of this power struggle is something to which no one can be indifferent.
Syrian War: Uneasy Calm in US-protected Kurdish Enclave

The Syrian-Turkish border area in the early morning hours is calm and almost serene.
Have the Palestinians Fulfilled Their End-Of-Days Purpose?

The Palestinian Authority is boycotting the White House which has responded by cutting off massive amounts of funding and shutting down the PLO Mission in Washington. One rabbi, an end-of-days expert, believes that this meteoric decline in the Palestinians’ political clout may be because their relevance in the end-of-day process has now expired.
Reducing the Malevolent Impact of UNRWA

U.S. President Donald Trump gave the Jewish people a gift of historic proportions by taking the issue of Jerusalem off the table back in December.
Why ‘America First’ Will Never Protect America

Donald Trump’s corrosive ideas about “America First” are demonstrably false and inherently baneful.
The Generals’ Revolt

The candidacy of Golan and Alon for chief of General Staff, along with the military’s subversion of the government and the US administration, need to serve as an urgent warning to the government.
A Conversation with John Bolton

If Israel has a case to make, the Trump White House is willing to listen.
Taking an Axe to ‘Peace Processing’

If “peace” is a bridge too far, a long-term stabilization process is not out of reach based on President Trump’s new foundations for American policy.