Israel, Counter-Terrorism and the Future of Immortality
Even if now ritualistic Palestinian claims of a hostile “occupation” were to be accepted as reasonable, which they are not, corollary claims of entitlement to “any means necessary” would remain patently false.
The Hamas Plan to Take the West Bank
It is clear by now that Hamas is behind some of the recent terror attacks against Israelis in the West Bank.
A New Phase in Israel-Gulf Relations
Recent visits by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister Israel Katz to Oman could herald a regional upheavel.
Trump’s Peace Plan – The Ultimate Deal
If you are a Christian who sincerely stands with Israel, let’s take our position as watchmen (Jeremiah 31:6) and say, unlike we did in 1938, “Not on our watch.”
War, Deterrence and Capitulating to Terror
Israeli military doctrine considers deterrence preferable to war, but the state has not attained the necessary conditions for it to work, and has capitulated to terror instead.
What was Rabin’s Legacy?
This week we received a few reminders that in certain significant ways, the discourse in Israel and hence the policymaking is very much stuck in the 1990s.
Peace with Jordan – Stop Panicking
Since the publication of the King’s decision not to renew leases renting Jordanian property to Israel, utter hysteria has overcome the Israeli media and the voices of both broadcasters and those they interview are laced with panic.
Oman Visit Only Latest Point of Support for Israel
Subtle message is that Iran is the problem and Muscat’s gesture is good for the Middle East
Israeli Units Aid Jordanians in Dead Sea Flash Flood Search and Rescue Efforts
Israel deployed helicopters full of IDF and civil rescue teams to the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea, when a bus carrying 37 schoolchildren and seven teachers was swept away by flash floods. The request came directly from the Jordanian government.
Jordan Cancels Annexes of Peace Treaty With Israel
Israel’s nearly 25-year peace treaty with Jordan has been a remarkable oasis of stability in a region otherwise riven with conflict and bloodshed. However, following a mass demonstration in Jordan’s capital Amman on Friday, King Abdullah announced that he has decided not to extend a part in the 1994 Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty, which annexes regions of the Arava desert and Naharayim to Israel.
