In Unstable Lebanon, Hezbollah’s Amassing of Force Continues
The fact that Israel has stepped up its gray-zone strikes in Syria, targeting apparent immediate efforts to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon, “simply proves that the force buildup is ongoing,” said Maj. (res.) Tal Beeri, head of research at the Alma Center.
Biden Gives a Clinic on How Not to Negotiate with Iran
The administration is already floating new concessions while the Iranians are flouting international nuclear monitors. Washington has lost the game before it started, and Israel is clearly on its own.
Bennett Builds a Terror State
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his ministers are dismantling everything the Netanyahu governments achieved.
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?