Israel Archives

The US-Taliban Peace Agreement

Obamas advisors’ refusal to try to understand why Afghanistan remained dysfunctional after years of US efforts, is the reason the US is now signing an agreement with the reborn Taliban it destroyed 17 years ago.

Chronicler of Iraq’s Jewish History Murdered in Karbala

Alaa Mashzoub told the tale of how Iraq once was. He wrote about the country’s historic Jewish community. He told stories about Karbala and wrote novels.

Examining Qatar’s Influence

Now that the Saudi, UAE, Egyptian, and other Arab governments have woken to the threat posed by Qatar, is it not time for Westerners to do so too?

America’s Real Enemy in the Middle East – Iran

Some friends of the United States are rightly unhappy that the American focus on Iran may lower the heat on the increasingly radical and aggressive but still-NATO-ally Turkey.

From Covington to Northham: A History of American Controversy and Culture in 2019

Over the weekend on February 1 Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was rocked by controversy and calls to resign after a photo emerged of a 1984 yearbook in which a man in blackface and another in a KKK outfit are pictured.

Below, Within and Above

Recent statements by a number of Israeli officials have claimed a degree of success in Israel’s efforts to contain and rollback Iran’s entrenchment in Syria.

Is Holocaust Education Failing?

According to a poll of 2,000 people conducted by the UK Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, one in 20 British adults do not believe the Holocaust occurred.

Accusing Israel of War Crimes

Yesh Din, for example, does not define the violent activities as terror, but rather as “attempts to cause harm.” It is supported by the New Israel Fund.