The Democrats’ Disconnect from Israeli Reality
The party’s turnout for the J Street conference and their presidential candidates’ threats of cutting off aid to Israel illustrate how little they understand the Middle East.
Israel’s Holiday Government
It’s not an electoral impasse per se, but Jewish festivities in September and part of October that shut everything down for a month.
Hope is Fading in Lebanon
Hatred for and fear of rival tribes leads to similar voting patterns in Lebanon … and to the same political result.
Why America Can’t Escape the Middle East
Trump may be responding to a genuine desire to evade endless wars, but partisan excuses for his Syria blunder don’t help Israel.
From Congress to Classrooms: Reframing the Israel Narrative
Support for the Palestinian cause is now the default position across the West’s progressive classes, including for many Jews.
Germany’s Rising Far-Right Threat
If the neo-Nazi gunman in Halle hadn’t been prevented from entering the synagogue by its robust security system, Germany would have been confronted with the most atrocious act of anti-Semitism on its soil since the Nazi era.
Netanyahu, the Media and the Fate of Israeli Democracy
The ongoing criminal probes against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhahu are reaching their climax.
Turkey’s Web of Islamist and Terror Support Only Magnifies India’s Kashmir Challenge
India joined world leaders earlier this month in slamming Turkey’s military attack into northern Syria.
Trump’s Syria Pullout: Great for Israel says Jerusalem’s Top Middle-East Expert
This means that Iranian proxies like Hezbollah are going to have to refocus their efforts to fight the Turkey’s Sunni forces in the North which is “good for Israel” he explained.
Kurdish Lives Matter, Shame on Trump, Israel Step-up
Trump is wrong on this one, but Israel can be on the right side of history!