Why Jews Don’t Control America’s Foreign Policy
Belief in the myth of Jewish power haunts the U.S.-Israel relationship and helped inspire a decades-long hunt for a peace process “holy grail” that was really a “MacGuffin.”
The Strategic Blindness of Israel’s Caretaker Government
“Operation Breaking Dawn” was a tactical success but a strategic failure that legitimized Hamas and undermined Israel’s position in the battle against Iran.
Gaza Fighting Changes Nothing About Israel’s Image Struggle
Critics have never cared about rocket attacks, terrorism or even about the Palestinians. The argument remains about whether one Jewish state on the planet is one too many.
Major Media Outlets Grossly Underreport the Number of Israelis Under Rocket Fire
More than a million Israelis suddenly become “tens of thousands” and then “thousands.”
AIPAC Doubles Down on its Mission
AIPAC decision to solidify the pro-Israel left is consistent with its longtime mission to build bipartisan support for Israel — and so far, it looks like it’s working.
Avoiding Mention of Iran While Urging Israeli Restraint
The facts of “Operation Breaking Dawn” don’t make the slightest difference to the moral-equivalence choir hot to return to the JCPOA.
Pro-Israel Groups Spent Money and Won. So What?
More talk of AIPAC “buying” seats by opposing foes of the Jewish state in primaries is setting the stage for a new and even more dangerous surge of left-wing anti-Semitism.
Palestinians Commit Suicide as Their Leaders Live in Hotels and Villas
Many residents of the Gaza Strip undoubtedly regret the day they voted for Hamas in the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary election.
With al-Zawahiri’s assassination, it’s Groundhog Day for America (Again)
The United States has now returned to the point at which it all started: the axis between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda that led to 9/11 and put troops into Afghanistan in the first place.
Why Hillary Clinton Called it ‘Palestinian Child Abuse’
At summer camps in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestinian Arab youths are being taught that all of Israel—Tel Aviv, Haifa, everything—is “occupied Palestine” and must be annihilated.