Hamas, the Enduring Thorn in Israel’s Side
The reality in Gaza is complex due to the fact that Israel hasn’t truly disengaged from the coastal enclave.
Testimonies from Israel, Against All Odds
There he was, cutting weeds on my bike path. In order to avoid hitting him, I pulled hard to the left, causing
me to crash my bike.
Accept Turkish Relations for What They Are
Ever since President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan came to power in the early 2000s, bilateral ties between Israel and Turkey have been in an ongoing state of crisis. At the same time, he has taken care not to cross the line and harm economic ties.
Biden Gives a Clinic on How Not to Negotiate with Iran
The administration is already floating new concessions while the Iranians are flouting international nuclear monitors. Washington has lost the game before it started, and Israel is clearly on its own.
PA Prime Minister: Jerusalem important for Islam, Christianity; not Judaism
“Aelia of Jerusalem, which includes Canaanite, Roman, Islamic, and Christian monuments, is for them only, and others have no traces in it.”
Is there a Future in Bipartisan Advocacy for Israel?
Nikki Haley’s demand that AIPAC snub Democrats who aren’t fully supportive of Israel won GOP applause. Still, efforts to preserve or revive what’s left of a shattered consensus must continue.
Hypocritical Israeli Coalition Politics Get Ugly
In the battle for political survival, anything goes. As the threat to Jerusalem goes unchallenged, the government OKs funding for Hamas while Netanyahu encourages thuggery at the Western Wall.
Jerusalem Matters
From the 1840’s, the US had a consulate in Jerusalem, then under the Ottoman Empire.
Hamas’s Growing Role in Iran’s Scheme to Encircle Israel
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, released a statement calling for “the unity of Muslims” as a precondition for solving “the Palestinian problem in the best manner.”
United Jerusalem: A Shared US-Israel Legacy and Interest
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett should heed Israel’s Founding Father, David Ben-Gurion, who stated: “Jerusalem is equal to the whole of the Land of Israel.”
