The Future of Eastern Syria and the Israeli Interest

The war between the Assad regime in Syria and the largely Sunni Arab uprising against it, which began in March 2011, is now in its closing stages.
Why “Palestine” Would be a Dangerous Fiction

At the “bottom line,” this effectively unassailable conclusion does not suggest or imply any future Israeli surrenders or capitulation to “Palestine,” but only that Jerusalem fashion its own indispensable security policies at preeminently pragmatic rather than wishfully jurisprudential levels.
Whitewashing Far-Right Parties in the Middle East

It’s time to take the gloves off and label politics from Morocco to Pakistan. In a globalized world, the various parties and movements do not exist in a vacuum.
Fiends in the Heartland

I will support the Jews with the last breath in my body.
Scenarios for a US-Iran Detente

There are two possible scenarios for what is going to transpire between the US and the Ayatollahs, one positive and the other disastrous.
EU Unable to Neutralize US Sanctions Against Iran

The European Union has announced a new regulation aimed at shielding European companies from the impact of US sanctions on Iran.
The Threat that Must be Named

Psychiatrists tell their patients they have to “name their fears.” A fear that cannot be named cannot be understood or faced. An unnamed threat cannot be defeated. This is particularly true of what is called the threat of “terrorism.”
The Iranian Crown Prince’s Speech- Part II

Crown Prince Reza Pahlevi II is trying hard to retake his father’s throne.
TO: The Committee Edinburgh University Student Association: In Defense of Israel

Your generation has a duty to ensure that the perennial racism of anti-Semitism never sets down roots among you.
Who is Betraying America?

So far, unlike Obama’s foreign policy by this point in his presidency, none of Trump’s exchanges have brought disaster on America or its allies.