Maher Bitar and Israel’s Ideological Elections
U.S. President Joe Biden’s choice to name an anti-Israel political activist as senior director for Intelligence at the National Security Council may place Israel in a precarious position.
In a First, Arab-Initiated Event Commemorates the Holocaust in Wake of Abraham Accords
Participants from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Saudi Arabia joined viewers from North America, Europe and Israel in more personal kind of diplomacy.
Will America Stay the Strong Horse When it Comes to Iran?
Mixed messages have been released from appointees of the new U.S. government as far as Mideast policies. Could the new Biden administration be floundering in incoherence and arguments between opposing factions?
Quo Vadis, Bipartisan Support for Israel?
Stopping the erosion of—and reinforcing—bipartisan support requires addressing U.S. concerns in general as well as the changing US society, culture and order of priorities.
It’s Time to Stop Counting Jews in the Cabinet
Pride in members of the tribe in the new administration is understandable, even if many disdained the Jews in the Trump White House. But what matters is what they will do, not their religion.
Trump’s Lasting Legacy will be the Abraham Accords
The U.S. president’s policies towards Israel and the greater Middle East may well withstand the tests of history.
‘Next Big Step’: Experts Advocate Relocating Israel to US Military’s Central Command
As Iran tensions remain high, moving Israel to CENTOM’s area of responsibility would enable Israel, the United States and Arab partners to conduct joint exercises and planning for Iran-specific threats, thereby boosting readiness, says Jonathan Ruhe, director of foreign policy at JINSA.
Biden Must Heal the Nation and Show its Adversaries a Unified America
The enemies of the United States are uniting while its internal rift threatens to grow even deeper.
Donald Trump: The Un-American President
As he understood it, he had the same official title as Vladimir Putin in Russia and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey—men he openly admired—and he craved their reserves of political power as well.
The Arab Spring Created a Consensus Against Middle East Interventions
Ten years later, the neo-conservative dream of spreading democracy is dead. But both Israel and America are largely content with their undemocratic Arab allies.
