Offers of Immortality: Countering the Core Incentives of Jihadist Terror
While opposing jihadist terror has become a critical security task in the United States, Europe, and Israel, little if any analytic attention has been directed toward possible remedies that would build suitably upon enemy searches for immortality, or power over death.
A Match Made in History
The recent two-day visit of Narendra Modi to Israel, the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister, has been depicted as heralding a new strategic partnership between New Delhi and Jerusalem.
Another Lopsided Deal
The agreement includes no change in the Palestinian Authority’s nasty attitude or incitement to violence against Israel.
Malarkey Detectors and the Temple Mount
For well over a decade, there have been metal detectors at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, which both Jewish and Muslim worshipers must pass through.
Sabbath Eve Terror Attack: Father and Two Children Stabbed to Death at Shabbat Table
A father and his two adult children were stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist at their Sabbath table where they had gathered to celebrate the birth of a grandchild.
PA’s Abbas Urges Jared Kushner to Pressure Israel Into Removing Metal Detectors
On Thursday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas phoned President Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, asking him to pressure Israel into removing the metal detectors installed on the Temple Mount in the wake of last week’s terror attack.
Anti-Israel Textbooks Turning Young Americans Against Israel
Are American college students turning against Israel? A report on the JNS (Jewish News Service) site says that they are — and “according to some experts,” their high school textbooks are the reason for it.
Is Peace Possible?
Advocates argue that they increase the probability of relative peace, admittedly for a future that is indefinite and may be short.
Modi’s Visit: The View from Jerusalem
The visit by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi caused many Jerusalemites, like me, a lot of traffic delays.
Why the “Allen Plan” and Palestinian Demilitarization Could Never Protect Israel
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s acceptance of Palestinian statehood has always been premised upon prior Palestinian demilitarization. Nonetheless, any ostensibly legal promise that such a condition could be met is contradicted by pertinent international law.