Erdogan’s Shadow Army

In the collapsed and fragmented space that comprises much of today’s Middle East, the key to success increasingly lies in the ability to combine political strategy with military muscle, under a single banner, and in a single structure.   Examples abound.
The Holocaust For the Next Generation

It’s safe to say that every year since the Holocaust ended, one could safely say Holocaust commemoration and education has never been more important.
Syria: Fighting Over the Corpse

The Syrian government’s chemical attack on civilians in the rebel-held suburb of Douma this weekend is the complete responsibility of the war criminal Bashar Assad, his Russian bedfellows, and his Iranian bankers.
US-Russia Military Encounter in Syria: Implications for Israel

Although Israel seeks to make its own destiny in all military matters, Donald Trump is pushing America toward a superpower nuclear confrontation in Syria. Should this lead to actual nuclear conflict between Russia and the United States, the impact for Israel could be catastrophic?
Solomon’s Wisdom, Hamas’ Cynical Stupidity

But the answer is not burning and destroying, but growing and building. Until, and if, Israel’s Palestinian Arab neighbors ever comprehend and embrace that, at best all they can hope for is half of a dead baby.
Yom HaShoah — Jewish Life or Just Israeli Life?

Happily, a large number of Israelis realize this, and although many of them are not Orthodox or even religious, they try hard to bring some inner Jewishness to their lives and observe some traditions, because they know that Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai was right and A.B. Yehoshua is wrong.
World’s Silence on Syria is a License to Kill

As the butcher of Damascus keeps massacring his own people, the international condemnations are directed at Israel, which has to deal with Palestinians waving the Nazi flag and screaming ‘death to the Jews.’ Meanwhile, ‘human rights organizations’ are cooperating with this great deception.
Replace Incitement with Sound Government

It’s high time for the change. The Palestinian people deserve leaders who will give them not only jobs, healthcare and electricity, but sound governance – not bullets and incitement.
Fake News is an Issue: Stand with Those who Avoid It

Why is Sinclair being targeted when other broadcast groups do the same thing it is being criticized for?
Israel Turns a Corner on Protecting Its Sovereignty

Monday may have been a turning point in the global battle between the forces of nationalism and national self-determination on the one hand, and the forces pushing for a post-nationalist world with open borders on the other.