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.
Recalling the Menace of May 1967
Israel’s presence in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria is historically just, morally fitting, biblically mandated and militarily necessary to ensure our survival.
Freedom of Speech and the March of Radicalization
Voicing irritating opinions is legitimate, but when the stars of the Israeli discourse are the followers of such terrorists as Samir Kuntar and Baruch Goldstein, this slippery slope must be stopped. Sometimes, silencing is the proper thing to do.
Amid Ongoing Violence Palestinians Call for Day of Rage to Greet Trump
Palestinian organizations are calling for a day of protests on Tuesday, when US President Donald Trump meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem.
UN Condemns Israeli for Defending Himself From Lynch Mob
On Friday, the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Internal Security) arrested the driver who used his ambulance to cut off the escape of a Jews being attacked by an angry mob of Arabs in Huwara. The Jew was forced to exit his car and open fire, killing one attacker and injuring an Associated Press reporter.