Checking the Smart Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas thinks everything that happened in the Arab world over the past seven years has been part of an American plot to harm the Palestinians.
Olmert’s Delusional Conspiracy Theory
The former prime minister is truly convinced that it wasn’t Palestinian President Abbas who thwarted his peace proposal, but rather his own political rivals. In an odd and puzzling campaign, he is refusing to hold the Palestinians accountable and pointing the finger at everyone else.
What a Crown Prince Wants
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud is here to rebrand. If all goes well, his visit to the US this week will wow Americans with Saudi Arabia’s new progressivism, increase US investment in the Saudi economy, and align the US and Saudi strategies in the Middle East.
First Person Account: A Terrorist Attack in the Old City Solidifies Israel’s Significance for Birthright Participants
A soldier added his hope that the Israelis on the trip provided a complex perspective of what life is like, adding, “Today was instrumental in understanding that.”
Netanyahu’s New Mandate to Lead
In the meantime, Netanyahu received a new mandate to lead the country from the public this week. So whatever happens with the investigations, he and his ministers can credibly and comfortably lead the country until November 2019.
Plato’s Haggadah in the ‘Dialogues’
Now that Jews all over the world will once again assemble around the seder table and read the Haggadah — the story of the exodus from Egypt — it may be worthwhile to put some thought into the art of reading.
Should Israel Deport African Asylum Seekers? – YES, IT SHOULD
Often these days, Israelis get the feeling that diaspora Jews feel entitled to sit back and call out instructions and demands from the sidelines, like fans at a football game, without having to bear the consequences of their advice.
Firing Tillerson Removed an Obstacle to Peace
As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was being fired on Tuesday, his central assumptions about the Palestinian conflict with Israel, which are shared by the entire Washington foreign policy establishment, literally blew up in Gaza.
Twin Perils for Israel: Iranian Nuclear Weapons and “Palestine”
Special to Arutz Sheva by an internationally known expert on nuclear dangers in the Middle East: ‘Such singly unique threats as Iranian nuclear weapons and “Palestine” should also be treated analytically with respect to their foreseeable conjunctions.’
Germany: Migrant Rape Crisis Still Sowing Terror and Destruction
Women and children sacrificed on the altar of political correctness