Lessons from the Pollard saga

The American Jewish community’s response to Pollard’s self-evidently discriminatory parole terms has been muted.
With All Eyes on ISIS, Iran ‘Drills’ Israel’s Destruction

The West is, unfortunately, all too capable of pretending Iran is its ally against a more graphic but, meanwhile, much smaller threat.
How Terrorism’s Victims are Responding

Belgium’s justice minister came in for a fair bit of stick this week over some injudicious observations regarding the Nov. 13 Islamist terrorist massacre in Paris.
What is Iran Hiding? Islamic Republic Threatens to Cancel Nuclear Deal Amid Probe

Iran has threatened to cancel the nuclear deal with world powers unless an investigation in the country’s alleged nuclear related weapons research is canceled.
Obama’s New Counter-Terrorism Guru

All anti-Western movements – including jihadist movements – are legitimate responses to what Obama perceives as the crime of Western power.
Radical Islam – the Invisible Enemy

Every day the US and its allies maintain their refusal to acknowledge that radical Islam exists.
France’s Politically Correct War on Islamic Terror

French leaders consistently act in ways that undermine their stated goal of eradicating Islamic terror.
Blasting Middle East Delusions

Obama, of course, was not the only Westerner to misconceive the Arab Spring as an outcropping of democratic longings.
France Knows: This is War

“This is an act of war,” French President François Hollande proclaimed after convening his security cabinet on Saturday.
Putin’s Options in Syria: What will Russia Decide?

Russia’s options in Syria are poor.