The Palestinian Authority’s ‘Day of Rage’ Over The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem Smacks of Desperation

Abbas has become so desperate he is willing to go full, raving anti-Semite and anti-American at the same time.
Hezbollah Terror Organization Blames Israel for Attack in Syria

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), 18 of 38 soldiers reportedly killed in the attack were Iranian soldiers.
NATO’s Turkey Challenge

In an inarticulate but important statement, then-National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said in a December 2017 closed-door session that the Islamist threat has been “myopically” treated in the past: “We didn’t pay enough attention how [Islamist ideology] is being advanced through charities, madrassas and other social organizations.”
Jordan Angered by Israeli Court Ruling That Allows Jews to Pray Outside Temple Mount

According to Israel’s Channel 10,  Jordan charged Israel with ‘violating the status quo in the area and is carrying out extreme provocations that harm relations between our two countries.’
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.
Reviving Biblical Wedding Customs in Preparation for the Third Temple

A Jerusalemite tailor has spent years and tens of thousands of dollars to recreate the Jewish marital ceremony as authentically traditional as possible.
Why Jerusalem is Not Islam’s 3rd Holiest Site

You’ve undoubtedly heard that Jerusalem represents the third holiest city in Islam.
Palestinians: The Arabs Do Not Care About Us

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has been working hard to persuade the Arab countries to support its position in the standoff with the US administration.
Israel and the Abyss: Chaos as Source of National Security

Although plainly counter-intuitive, Middle Eastern chaos could sometime prove an opportunity for Israel, rather than a liability. This is the case if Jerusalem were to understand regional “abyss” as an unlikely source of improved and more creative strategic thinking.
Analyzing the Latest Round of Big Military Moves in the Middle East

This weekend’s confrontation was a battle in a larger war. So, the question remains for all concerned: Will Iran be permitted to build the platform in Syria for Israel’s destruction? If not, who — in what combination — will stop them?