Column One: Netanyahu’s Challenge with Trump
Trump doesn’t want to repeat the mistakes of his predecessors. But absent a clear strategic plan of action from Netanyahu, he will have no choice but to do so.
Approaching Memorial Day
As we approach Memorial Day in the US, it’s appropriate to think for a minute about what that really means.
Terrorism Persists Because it Works
But no matter how terrorism works, the reality that it does will make it difficult if not impossible to stem its malignant spread around the world.
Norway Demands Palestinians Return Funds Used for Center Named for Terrorist
The Norwegian Foreign Minister demanded on Friday the Palestinian Authority return funds the country had contributed for a woman’s center the PA named for a terrorist.
Languages of Politics
Smoke and mirrors; now you see it, now you don’t; the power of symbols; sound and fury signifying nothing.
Paying Terrorists and Teaching Children to Hate not a Path to Peace
Abbas insisted, “We are raising our youth, our children, our grandchildren on a culture of peace.”
Iconoclast in the Promised Land
Israelis are greeting US President Donald Trump with cautious optimism. Their optimism stems from President Trump’s iconoclasm.
Parsing Words
A new flap has erupted ahead of President Trump’s visit to Israel.
Palestinians Disappointed, Upset by Trump’s Silence on Two States in Abbas Meeting
Perhaps the most significant words in President Donald Trump’s joint statement with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday were the ones he didn’t say.
The President Goes to Israel
It is worth getting out of the weeds of Washington on occasion and looking at the big picture.