The Roots of Islamic Terrorism Run Deep
The Dec. 6 murder of three U.S. soldiers at the Pensacola Naval Air Station by a Saudi Islamic terrorist was independent of U.S. policy in the Middle East and beyond, as indeed all previous cases of anti-U.S. and anti-Western Islamic terrorism have been. For instance, Iran’s ayatollahs launched an anti-U.S. terror wave in 1979, while […]
The Two-State Solution May no Longer be Viable
The Trump administration’s historic recognition of the settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria is another and perhaps even the last nail in the coffin of the Palestinian state.
Miracles Await Us, if We are Willing to Accept Them
It is a pity that, with such a sympathetic U.S. administration to work with, Israel can’t seem to muster up a stable government—and, it can be said, a stable nationalist government.
Is Now the Right Time for a US-Israel Mutual Defense Pact?
U.S President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promoted the idea of a Mutual Defense Treaty between their countries in September, with Netanyahu branding such a pact as being “historic” should it be achieved. The idea is now back in the headlines in Israel. Energy Minister and security cabinet minister Yuval Steinitz stated […]
Preserving the Peace with Jordan
The dimensions of Netanyahu’s achievement are clear when you compare Israel’s constructive, mutually beneficial ties with states with which it lacks formal peace treaties to Israel’s ties with Jordan.
While Iran Shoots Protesters, Europe Schemes to Enrich the Murderers
Tehran’s violence against demonstrators is the worst in 40 years. Yet Europeans chose this week to double down on an effort to evade U.S. sanctions.
Israel’s Communities in Judea and Samaria have Always been Legal
The Trump administration’s courage in repudiating the nonsensical idea that Jews are legally unwelcome in their indigenous lands should be celebrated by all people with conscience and a knowledge of history.
Israel’s Presence in the Golan Heights Benefits the US
An Israeli retreat from the strategic Golan Heights would erode its posture of deterrence, turning Israel from a U.S. national security asset to a national security liability.
Pompeo’s Statement on Settlements is a Diplomatic Turning Point
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement Monday that Israeli settlements are not illegal per se is the most significant shift in U.S. Middle East policy in the past generation.
The Many Woes of Sultan Erdoğan
Due to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s “zero problems” doctrine, Turkey is now a country with zero friends.
