Understanding Trump: Part 3 – What Trump Wants
They say Trump is unique, that what he is doing in American politics has never been done before.
God and the Fires

The most Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai could conclude was: now that man is here, he had better watch his deeds.
Israel’s Responsible Adult

The muezzin’s call for prayer is a nuisance that has to be taken care of, but this matter can be handled through an understanding and a dialogue rather than in a way that will only increase alienation. This is where President Rivlin comes in.
Shari’a Law Meets the Internet

Shari’a councils should not have the right effectively to deny women rights they hold as British citizens under British law.
Personality and Politics

There may be no better demonstration than the persona and family of Benyamin Netanyahu and the political career of Israel’s Prime Minister.
Europe’s Epochal Elections

The novelty and magnitude of Europe’s predicament make it difficult to understand, tempting to overlook, and nearly impossible to predict. Europe marches us all into terra incognita.
The End of Liberalism as We Know It

The election has revealed how split America is, between its urban population and rural Middle America, two groups with diametrically opposed ways of life.
Haaretz Editorial Blasts ‘Machiavellian’ Jared Kusher

US President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was the “man behind the curtain, pulling the strings,” and responsible for Trump’s victory, according to an editorial in Haaretz last week.
Michael Flynn and What He Means for Trump’s Foreign Policy

With Mattis and Flynn at his side, Trump intends to bring down the Iranian regime as a first step toward securing an unconditional victory in the war against radical Islam.
Trump Assembles a War Cabinet to Meet Foreign Threats

“America First” has to be more than a campaign slogan; it has to be a requirement for U.S. foreign policy and applying for a federal job.