Can the West be Honest About the Islamist Threat?
For 20 years, Americans have failed to adequately confront radical Islam as an ideology and faith. The fall of Afghanistan is a reminder that defending liberal values requires truth-telling.
Human Rights Watch’s Latest False Report
In its documenting of rocket attacks during “Operation Guardian of the Walls,” HRW distorts crucial facts, such as the date of Israel’s complete withdrawal from Gaza.
Afghanistan: Chronicle of a Failure Foretold
One can only hope that the 2021 Taliban has learned the lessons of both the 2001 Taliban and Islamic State.
Russia Signals Displeasure Over Israel’s Campaign Against Iranian Axis in Syria
The smuggling or assembly of advanced weapons in Syria by Iran is an openly stated Israeli red line; Israeli defense officials have repeatedly stated that they will target such activity.
Afghanistan’s Winners: Qatar, Russia, China, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran
Afghanistan is a win for all who wish to see the U.S. humiliated.
What Hezbollah Learned this Month
Like many Israelis, Hezbollah now understands that Israel will make no move in Lebanon without a green light from Washington that will never come.
When the Jew-Bashers are Jews
Their values turn Jewish principles of justice and truth on their heads, and their Israel-bashing is but a thin veneer for a hatred of other Jews or Judaism itself.
You Can’t Be ‘Pro-Israel’ If you Defend Anti-Zionists
Liberals and left-wingers are still trying to avoid conflict with anti-Semitic “Squad” members Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. Their excuses are wearing thin.
They Love Us, They Love Us Not
I have been uplifted by a relationship with a young Polish man from the town where my grandmother was born, and from which, thankfully, she fled.
Terrible, Terrible Peter Beinart
He set out more than a decade ago to undermine the American Jewish establishment and serve as the prime catalyst for its desired failure.