Remembering Who Our Friends Are

In what has ironically been designated “Operation Olive Branch,” Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been trying to put the northwestern Syrian region of Afrin into a stranglehold.
Clash Over Shabbat In Israel’s North Showed IDF’s Prowess, Says Former Intel Chief

‘Today’s attack significantly weakened, or perhaps obliterated, the city of Damascus’s air defense,’ said former intelligence chief Amos Yadlin.
Netanyahu: Iran and Syria Dealt ‘Serious Blow’ by Israel

‘Yesterday we dealt a serious blow to the armies of Iran and Syria,’ Netanyahu said to his cabinet on Sunday.
Air Strike Unlikely to Change Israeli Operational Activity, Says Former Israeli Official

Saturday’s incident, although raising some operational questions, does not at all undermine Israel’s air superiority in the region.
A ‘Wedge’ Between Azerbaijan and Israel is an Armenian Pipe Dream

Most frequently with the utmost in bellicose tenor, decrying the recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by President Donald Trump has become a favored pastime for anyone or body with resentment or alternately, hatred, against the U.S., President Trump, personally or Israel.
The Kurdish Fight is Humanity’s Fight

In 1939, when the Nazis rolled into Poland, my aunt, whose name I carry, was forced to strip naked and dig a hole, into which she and the other members of her village were summarily mowed down.
US, Argentina Agree to Tackle Hezbollah’s Drug Trafficking and Terror Operations

‘We spoke about all of the reasons why we must jointly go after these trans-criminal organizations,’ said US Secretary of State Tillerson.
No Breaks for Israel

Israel is far from “regionally isolated.” In fact, Iran’s greatest concern at the moment is the burgeoning rapprochement between Israel and the Sunni Gulf States — especially Saudi Arabia.
Bennett’s Doctrine: Fight Iran, Not Only Its Proxies

Using a simple parable, Education Minister Naftali Bennett illustrated precisely why solutions for Iranian sponsored terror have been unsuccessful and what must be done to solve the problem.
The US is Quietly Sidelining a Turkey in Decline

Turkey’s invasion of Afrin, like so many of its other actions in recent months and years, make it clear that it can no longer be considered a U.S. ally.