Ambassador Friedman’s Sledgehammer Theory of Middle East Peace

From 1948-2017, while the American people supported the State of Israel, American policymakers and the foreign policy establishment treated Israel as an irritatating client state that needed to be kept dependent and in check.
Turkey’s Secret Prisons in Syria

Nadia Hassan Suleiman remembers well the day she was arrested. It was in the city of Afrin, northwest Syria, in June 2018.
Israel has Retained its High Favorability Among Americans

The Gallup poll of country favorability reflects the unique bottom-up phenomenon of the United States’ attitude towards Israel.
Inflation May Take the Food out of Your Mouth before it Goes Away

So much has happened with the rise of inflation and so much is continuing to crowd in behind the scenes on the production end that I believe we will see inflation burning hotter for longer in the months ahead.
Obfuscating the Particularity of Passover

What this Jewish holiday is not, or at least shouldn’t be, is an opportunity to bemoan the lack of freedom experienced—or imagined—by all human beings everywhere.
SJP Forum Hypes Palestinian “Genocide” While Advocating for Israel’s Elimination

The Palestinian population has only grown since 1948, with its own arts and literature thriving.
The West Should Look to Israel and Its Democratic Partners for Its Energy Needs

Whether it’s reducing Western dependence on Russian gas or Iranian oil, the West is way overdue for a course correction.
Should Everyone Be Afraid of Elon Musk Buying Twitter?

The billionaire’s bid to restore free speech on the Internet unnerves those who want to silence online anti-Semitism. Giving Big Tech that kind of power can threaten democracy even more than extremists.
When Blood Spills on Passover and Easter, It’s Time to Build the Temple

What is Hamas’ greatest fear? That Israel will start to build the Temple.
A Revived Iran Deal is Bad News for Democracy

It is sobering to note that it always takes a crisis or a conflict for Western nations to recognize that their systems of government are worth defending.