Two Dates + Two Narratives = Zero Peace

I woke up to the echoes of the Islamic prayers through the Judean mountains that were both beautiful and haunting.
Biden’s Reward to UNRWA for Bad Behavior

Every syllable of the “Framework for Cooperation” between the United States and the U.N agency is a lie, but journalists were bowled over by the inclusion of “anti-Semitism” in the document’s list of false denunciations.
The ADL Chief’s Disingenuous Epiphany About Left-Wing Anti-Semitism

Lest one was tempted by Jonathan Greenblatt’s recent op-ed to give him credit for doing his job, he made sure to let his leanings come out in the conclusion.
I am Betting My Blog (Once Again) on My Inflation Predictions Being Right!

Economists surveyed this month by The Wall Street Journal raised their forecasts of how high inflation would go and for how long, compared with their previous expectations in April.
The Cost of Israel’s Partisan Games on Security

Netanyahu’s shameless cynicism on the citizenship law vote shows that both Israel’s opposition and the government are undermining their ability to be taken seriously about security threats.
Bennett and the Religious Zionist Elite

The Religious Zionist leadership’s decision to avoid a showdown in Evyatar guarantees that the next showdown will be far worse.
Lapid, Don’t Count on Courting Democrats

Israel’s new foreign minister ought to be rethinking the kind of American bipartisanship that’s even attainable, let alone desirable.
American Anti-Semitism, Israeli Paralysis

All signs indicate that the new Lapid-Bennett government is constitutionally incapable of contending with the problem of Jew hatred in America.
Strategic Incoherence Continued: US Policy Towards Syria Under Biden

On May 27, 2021, the US Administration decided not to extend the sanctions waiver for the American oil company Delta Crescent, related to the company’s activities in northeast Syria.
The Great Unraveling

Israel may soon abandon its diplomatic achievements because Yair Lapid and most of his partners in the new coalition want to erase the achievements of Benjamin Netanyahu.