Palestinians are Back on the State Department Docket
Normalization is no substitute for peace, yet peace can’t happen without it.
Will Biden Avoid the Mistakes of the Past?
Will the new U.S. foreign policy and national security team learn from critical past errors on Iran and the Middle East, or repeat them? At stake is regional and global stability.
Will America Stay the Strong Horse When it Comes to Iran?
Mixed messages have been released from appointees of the new U.S. government as far as Mideast policies. Could the new Biden administration be floundering in incoherence and arguments between opposing factions?
Israel Goes Back to the Future
Israel was able to withstand unrelenting pressure and hostility from Washington during the Obama years. Will it be able to do the same after Joe Biden takes office?
Trump’s Lasting Legacy will be the Abraham Accords
The U.S. president’s policies towards Israel and the greater Middle East may well withstand the tests of history.
IDF Beefs Up Battle Procedures Against Hizballah as Tensions Remain High
The Iranian-backed terror army Hizballah may have its hands full dealing with Lebanon’s ongoing economic, health and political crises, but its secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah still found time to threaten revenge against Israel for last July’s death of an operative in an alleged Israeli air strike in Syria. The threats are fueling tension along the Israeli-Lebanese border and contributing […]
Donald Trump: The Un-American President
As he understood it, he had the same official title as Vladimir Putin in Russia and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey—men he openly admired—and he craved their reserves of political power as well.
The Genius of Israel’s Foreign Policy: Mixing Normalization and Silent War
Israel does not always wait until a problem has ripened in order to meet it with large-scale conventional military or diplomatic means.
Will Biden Learn from Trump and Keep Making America Secure Again?
Trump recognized threats and at least began to address them.
Dennis Ross is the Wrong Choice for Ambassador to Israel
During his career in Middle Eastern foreign policy, he’s made mistakes that have had life-and-death consequences for Israel.