Policy Speeches vs Policy

President Donald Trump is scheduled to release a new US national security strategy on Monday.
Austria: New Government to Resist “Islamization”

The anti-immigration Austrian People’s Party and the anti-establishment Austrian Freedom Party have reached a deal, creating a new coalition to govern Austria for the next five years.
How Moving the U.S. Embassy To Jerusalem Changes The Palestinian-Israel ‘Peace Process’

President Trump’s decision to have the United States recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was not taken in a vacuum.
How Many Muslims in Europe? Pew’s Projections Fall Short

Europe’s Muslim population is set to double — and possibly triple — between now and 2050, according to new projections by the Pew Research Center.
Jerusalem Deals in Reality

The neighborhood where I live, on the seam line dividing Jew and Arab in Jerusalem, can be a useful place to take the temperature of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
A Taste Of Israel: ‘You Cannot Be My Enemy If You Are Sitting at My Table’

When film director and producer Roger Sherman referred to Israel as one of the “hottest food scenes in the world,” his colleagues laughed. It was at that moment that Sherman knew he had discovered a subject for a successful film.s
Palestinians: Arab Rulers are Traitors, Cowards

Once again, the Palestinians are disappointed with their Arab brothers.
Lieberman Adding Fuel to the Fire of Hooligans

The defense minister should be reminded that a boycott against Wadi Ara’s residents would be the biggest victory for Sheikh Raed Salah’s supporters, as that is exactly what they want: More animosity and more hostility between Jews and Arabs.
Think the War at Hanukkah was Between Jews and Greeks? It was Between Jews and Jews.

We commonly think of the war at Hanukkah as being between the Maccabees and the Greeks. However, most of the battle was between the Maccabees and the “Mityavnim” (lit. “those who become Greek”).
Locked Up in the Islamic Republic of Iran

In August, Iran was put on a long-overdue travel advisory list. I will not go. You should not go. No one should go.