The Real Netanyahu (and Trump) Dilemma

And this brings us to the real “Netanyahu Dilemma.” The real dilemma embittering the lives of the foreign policy elites is not whether to give the Nobel Peace Prize to men they hate.
Top Senate Races Jewish Voters Should be Eyeing Before Nov. 3

With the balance of the Senate in question, here are five contests deemed very close in states with significant Jewish populations.
Why the Uproar About Selling F-35s to the UAE?

What explains the peacenik IDF generals’ righteous indignation over the sale? Ego, and opposition to Netanyahu’s strategic doctrine.
Shalom, Salaam Sudan

I am no less happy about the prospects for peace with Sudan than anyone.
Will Iran ‘Pay the Price’ for Election Interference?

Biden’s pledge raises important questions about his policy priorities, as well as about how Americans think about foreign foes and threats to democracy.
The IDF in the Shadow of the Pandemic

As the State of Israel faces intertwined health, economic and political crises, the IDF has been left without a new defense budget. Nevertheless, it is moving to adapt to a rapidly changing strategic environment.
‘So What’? Foreign Policy and the 2020 Election

It is such a basic thing to say, but perhaps it needs saying: Even if you oppose all foreign aid and all foreign military commitments, the rest of the world cannot be treated as an afterthought, or as something to ignore entirely.
At What Point Should the Mainstream Media Report on the Biden Family Story?

Where is the line for deciding to cover a story when silence is seen as more damning?
Fighting the New Commissars

The time for a reckoning with the social media giants has arrived, and not only in the United States.
As Turkey’s Lira Tumbles, Erdogan Pursues Neo-Ottoman Visions

The AKP rejects Ataturk’s dismemberment of the Turkish caliphate, and its neo-Ottoman policies today reflect this ideology.