The JCPOA and the Demise of the Post-Cold War “Order”

Many eulogies of Brent Scowcroft, president George H.W. Bush’s national security advisor who died on August 6, have referred to him as a foreign policy realist.
AMP Leader Abuirshaid Gushes Over Latest Meeting with Hamas-Supporting Erdogan

He’s a saber-rattling authoritarian who jails journalists and opponents, threatens neighbors and wants to rebuild an Islamist empire.
Germany’s Lessons for BDS

The discussion of Israel in Germany has historically been filtered through the experience of the Holocaust, which perhaps makes Germans more sensitive to the rising anti-Semitism around them.
Shakedown from the Strip

Not that there’s any less mafia shakedown and family wars today, but the shakedown from the Gaza Strip takes the level of humanity to a new low.
F-35s to UAE? – It’s an Amazingly Bad Idea

Is it safe to put sophisticated American weapons—such as F-35 fighter-bombers—in the hands of an Arab dictatorship—such as the United Arab Emirates?
The Narrative War: Occupation vs the ‘Abraham Accord’

What is the counter-word to “occupation”? What word can bridge the Arab-Jewish divide? The answer, which the UAE has found, is “Abraham.”
Getting Back Up When We Don’t Fall Well

Most non-Jews don’t have that same sense of being publicly held accountable (or given credit) for behaviors that affirm our responsibility to God and one another.
The Dean Of America’s Intellectual Pro-Israel Defenders Has Died

Alexander, Lipstadt and Loewenberg took upon themselves the task of trying to awaken their readers regarding the threats facing Jews on campus, in the community, and beyond.
Gang Rape at the Red Sea Hotel

While there is national consensus in Israel about the evils of sexual abuse, there is little agreement on the root causes of the problem.
Why Some in Israel are Concerned by a U.S. Sale of F-35s to the UAE

The combination of regional arms races and instability means that Israel’s defense establishment is intent on maintaining the country’s qualitative military edge, though there is no opposition to cooperation on other defense technologies or intelligence sharing.