Jerusalem Matters

From the 1840’s, the US had a consulate in Jerusalem, then under the Ottoman Empire.
Bennett’s Diplomatic Tsunami

Captive to his post-Zionist and anti-Zionist coalition partners, Israel’s foreign policy under Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is predicated on making far-reaching concessions.
Hamas’s Growing Role in Iran’s Scheme to Encircle Israel

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, released a statement calling for “the unity of Muslims” as a precondition for solving “the Palestinian problem in the best manner.”
ADL’s “Anti-Hate” Speaker Accused Israel of “Ethnic Cleansing”

The Anti-Defamation League’s upcoming international conference on combatting hate will include a speaker who has publicly accused Israel of perpetrating “ethnic cleansing” against the Palestinian Arabs.
Hamas Widows, Orphans and Ties to the Israeli Coalition

A report on the transfer of Ra’am Party money to a “charity” in Gaza is being underplayed by a government bent on passing the state budget and staying intact.
J Street and ‘New York Times’ Revise the English Language

What is a “settlement unit”? You mean, an apartment.
United Jerusalem: A Shared US-Israel Legacy and Interest

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett should heed Israel’s Founding Father, David Ben-Gurion, who stated: “Jerusalem is equal to the whole of the Land of Israel.”
Red Carpet, Red Lines and Red Flags: Israel’s Race to the Climate Change Agenda

The government’s rush to become a climate champion is as much about global finance as about the environment, and Israeli technologies may become the primary beneficiaries.
Neo-Nazis are Not a Political Metaphor

A dirty trick backfired. But the willingness to excuse using the frightening images of Charlottesville as a partisan ploy makes a mockery of discourse on anti-Semitism.
Yoni Ben-Menachem: Time for Israel to “Reoccupy the Gaza Strip”

Israel should “reoccupy” Gaza, destroy terrorist infrastructure, and hand it over “demilitarized” to the PA.