Egypt: Past, Present, Future

The quickly planned visit of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, the first Arab leader to visit Israel publicly, was incredibly exciting, and scary at the same time.
Will Islam Survive Islamism?

The anti-Islamist surge results almost entirely from internal developments among Muslims.
Jewish Leaders Visit Saudi Arabia to Assess Openness Towards Israel, Form Budding Networks

“Countries have interests, they don’t necessarily have friends, and the Saudis have come to the conclusion that it is in their national interests to make peace with the Israelis,” said attorney Eric Levine, a participant and board member of the Republican Jewish Coalition.
Biden’s Neutrality on Infrastructure of the War Against Israel

A U.S. abstention on a resolution supporting the UNRWA refugee agency that fuels Palestinian demands for a “right of return” demonstrates the administration’s misunderstanding of why the conflict continues.
A Turkish Hostage Crisis in the Making?

Natalie and Mordy Oknin would already be on a plane back to Israel if Erdoğan were to give the go-ahead. He rules Turkey’s roost, and all attempts to gloss over that fact are counterproductive.
Allies Step Up Confrontation with Iran as U.S. Looks to Scale Back from the Middle East

In recent months, the United States has sent unmistakable signals that, 20 years after 9/11, the era of its Middle East counter-terrorism mission is drawing to a close.
Algeria Confronts Europe and the West Over Gas and the Western Sahara

Having suffered one diplomatic defeat after another in recent years, is Algeria seeking to muscle the European Union into an anti-Moroccan position with its gas policy?
Ra’am’s Success is Israel’s Failure

The mask is now off: Knesset member Mansour Abbas and his colleagues want to use their membership in the coalition as leverage to dismantle Israel’s Jewish identity.
The Dollar’s Crashing Sends Waves Throughout Israel

Two seemingly parallel and completely unrelated things happened this week with an astonishing response.
Testimonies from Israel, Meeting Yassir Arafat

Let me end by sharing this, ten years after facing off Arafat, I was living in Arad and one day while in a meeting with a group of ladies, I shared my testimony about that day.