The Personal Diplomacy Delusion
Like the false Oslo narrative, tributes to Saeb Erekat from diplomats show that the belief that peace is attainable through building relationships remains a myth.
What’s Going on in the World
What we’re seeing is a world moving in the direction where there won’t be any choice but to rely on each other.
The 2020 Election has been Terrible for the Jews
If we learned nothing else from the election campaign and its aftermath, we learned American democracy is in crisis.
Two Public Figures Left the World: One Despicable, One Inspirational
Saeb Erekat spoke honeyed words of peace to those in the West determined to ignore ineradicable Palestinian anti-Semitism and Israel-rejectionism. Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks chose to enlighten, inspire and console.
Obama: Netanyahu used his gifts of Intelligence, Charm against me
Playing the victim, Obama said that he was the subject of a “whisper campaign” that sought to portray him as “insufficiently supportive — or even hostile toward — Israel”
Radical Middle East Actors Increasingly Turn to Drones
It does not require much imagination to envision how terror cells could use commercial drones in future attacks to hit sensitive sites.
Potholes on the Road to Middle East Peace
There’s concern that Biden will undo some of the Trump policies vis a vis Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, or the rejection of the notion that “settlements” are by definition illegal and an obstacle to peace.
Israel’s President Shouldn’t Obfuscate the Particularity of Anti-Semitism
Shame on Reuven Rivlin for marking the anniversary of Kristallnacht by taking a general stand against all forms of hatred.
New Report Sheds Light on True Scope of Hezbollah’s Presence in Southern Syria
“They are preparing operational plans in anticipation of the next war,” warned Maj. (res.) Tal Beeri, director of Alma’s research department, who tells JNS that Hezbollah is deeply embedded among Syrian military’s forces, using their bases to gather intelligence and prepare military attack plans.
Biden Administration Will Likely Seek to Make Its Own Stamp on Mideast, Say Experts
Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky, a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, states it is safe to assume that the incoming president’s initial energies will be internally focused due to the coronavirus and the economy. In addressing the Mideast, the priority is likely to focus on Iran and the nuclear deal, followed by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
