Netanyahu’s Erdoğanization of Israel

The lethal combination of two extremely dangerous pieces of legislation being promoted by the prime minister – a new law protecting his immunity from prosecution and a push for a legislation to overturn Supreme Court decisions – is going to lead to a constitutional crisis
Arab Spring: The Second Coming?

The current instability in Algeria, Sudan and Libya has led to some excited western media coverage heralding a second chapter of the Arab Spring.
‘Pinkwashing’ and Israel: How to Work against Your Own Best Interests

Early in April, the British gay newspaper Pink News ran a headline: “LGBT performers to boycott Eurovision in Israel with online broadcast”.
Happy Nakba Day and Israeli Independence

Meanwhile, thousands of Israel’s Arab citizens decried the “Nakba” (The Catastrophe), namely the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948,
Ilhan Omar’s Ignorance and Bigotry on Gaza Rockets

To be sure, 30 Palestinians were killed and 154 injured by Israeli efforts to stop the rocket rampage. Many of these were terrorists.
Living with Terror: Observations on how Israelis Deal with Rockets from Palestinian Arab Terrorists in Gaza

You could be forgiven if you hadn’t heard of the latest round of Palestinian Arab terrorists firing an unprecedented barrage of rockets from Gaza into Israel this past weekend.
Targeting Terrorist Leaders in Gaza and International Law

Law and strategy relating to a policy for fighting those who, as a London Muslim cleric unabashedly said, “don’t make a distinction between civilians and non-civilians, innocents and non-innocents. Only between Muslims and unbelievers.”
The Middle East Anti-Peace Movement

The incident in Al-Karak comes weeks before the announcement of US President Donald J. Trump’s plan for peace in the Middle East
Palestinian Propaganda Rockets Forward

In the ongoing ideological war against Israel, the Palestinians are as usual lying about civilian deaths in the recent rocket attacks from Hamas, and Israel’s response. From May 4-6, Israel responded to the hundreds of rocket attacks from Gaza; four Israeli civilians were murdered. Of the 23 Palestinians killed, 17 were from Palestinian terror groups, […]
Making Sense of Palestinian Logic

A few days ago, the Palestinian Authority (PA), which rules most of the West Bank, refused to accept the tax revenues it is owed by the Israeli government.