Tensions Here and There
Neither of the societies that I have called my own is at peace. Neither are they at war. It’s something in between, with enough tension to cause us to think, or at least to wonder.
Europe: Migrant Crisis Reaches Spain
The sudden surge in migration to Spain comes amid a crackdown on human smuggling along the Libya-Italy sea route, currently the main migrant point of entry to Europe.
Two Birds, One Stone
Two birds, or even more, will have been hit with one stone.
North Korea: The Israeli Connection
Why should Jews globally, and Israelis, care about what’s going on, way over there on the Korean peninsula?
Israel-Jordan Peace Agreement: The Emperor Has No Clothes
Israel sees Jordan as a security asset because Jordan acts as an eastern buffer zone between the Jewish state and the violent chaos in Iraq, Syria, and Iran. Israel is making a big mistake.
Lebanon is an Outpost of Iran
American policy should not cede anything more to Iran by sending our soldiers to protect Iranian interests.
Europe: Burkini War Continues
A woman who wore a burkini to swim in a pool in southern France has been charged €490 ($580) to pay for cleaning costs at the facility.
The Most Embarrassingly Wrong Book Ever on the Middle East?
“The Middle East is the graveyard of predictions” notes the left-wing writer and editor Adam Shatz.
The Battle for Trump’s Foreign Policy
The ongoing purge of people loyal to U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the National Security Council, the main organization used by the president to develop a national security policy, is part of a power struggle over the future direction of American foreign policy.
Gog and Magog ‘Chaos’ Appearing Now in Unholy US-Hezbollah-Assad Alliance: Rabbi
American troops are en route to Lebanon to take their place in an unlikely alliance with Hezbollah and the regime of Syrian President Bashar al Assad.
