Iran Sends More to the Gallows

At the end of December 2017, something almost without precedent happened in cities across Iran. It started in the largest shrine city of Mashhad, then moved to Kermanshah, which had not long before suffered a major earthquake in which some 600 people died and where survivors had been neglected by the state.
Considering Netanyahu’s Transformational Leadership

Both Netanyahu’s detractors and supporters view his long stewardship of Israel as largely inconsequential because Netanyahu has not overseen any grand, headline-grabbing initiatives.
Will Iran’s Regime Again Unleash Immense Brutality Against Protesters?

We hope for the stability of the region and the world, but mostly for the Iranian people, that this odious regime can be overthrown. But in the meantime, we hope that there will be no more Nedas.
The Iranian Explosion of Truth

There are many reasons to fear that the protests will fail to achieve their goal of overthrowing the regime.
No Final Solution for Us

We’re managing, and seeing the overall improvement in the national statistics. It’s better in many respects than where cousins think it’s the best. America’s declining measure of longevity indicates that not all is well in Trumpland, and puts Israel’s list of comparative disadvantages in perspective.
The Life and Death of An Organization

Organizational theory sheds light on the Middle East, its nations and the various pro and anti-Israel forces it is home to.
UNRWA Refugees: Where Have They Gone?

Palestinian refugees are a slippery population — but when 285,535 of them go missing from a small country such as Lebanon, it should raise eyebrows.
“Question of IDF Readiness For Next War Is Unanswerable”

On Hezbollah’s precision rockets, Amidror maintained that Israel has a lot of work to do to ensure that the northern home front is secure.
The United Nation Continues To Be A Moral Cesspool

The vote in the United Nations General Assembly concerning Jerusalem on Thursday wasn’t really about Jerusalem — or even so much about Israel.
Israel’s Learning Disabled Right

Politicians and public figures on the Right make light of the distinction between governments run by their political camp and governments run by their leftist opponents.