‘Islamic State’ Should Cause No Surprise
The international community is surprised, frightened and shocked, but actually, there is no reason for surprise.
What The “Two State Solution” Has to Do with the Rise of Islamic Extremism: Zero
The “Arab Spring” did not erupt as a result of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Rather, it was the outcome of decades of tyranny and corruption in the Arab world.
Chemical Weapons Revelations in the Middle East
Two chemical weapons-related stories this week should be considered separate, not necessarily interchangeable, parts of a whole.
ISIS Justifies Its Yazidi Slaves
That the Islamic State has enslaved Yazidi women and children it captured is an established fact.
Iran Remains the Threat in the Middle East
The emergence of the Islamic State group (ISIS) on the battlefields of the civil war in Syria, and its subsequent spectacular successes in conquering parts of Syria and Iraq, have grabbed international attentions.
Israel has a Homegrown Jihadi Problem
The phenomenon of Western Muslim citizens traveling from their home countries in the West to fight for ISIS in Syria and Iraq has been widely reported on.
Israeli Arab MK: IDF Worse than ISIS
Israeli Arab MK Hanin Zoabi (Balad) is causing an uproar once again after stating on Sunday that the Israel Defense Forces is worse than ISIS.
Flawed Western Strategy in Iraq and Syria
The United States and its allies have launched a military campaign whose stated goal is, in the words of President Barack Obama, to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State.
The Left Against Peace
While Labor MKs urged their British counterparts to boycott the vote on recognizing Palestine, there were those in Israel who have sadly fallen for the rhetoric of the radical left.
Survey Reveals Majority of Israelis Oppose Palestinian Statehood
A survey released by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs shows a large majority of Israelis oppose Palestinian statehood, dividing Jerusalem and giving up the Jordan Valley, Israel Hayom reported on Sunday.