Demography Still Plays a Critical Role in the Middle East

For the first time in a thousand years, the Fertile Crescent is no longer Sunni. This, of course, serves the hegemonic interests of Iran.
Our Enemies Keep Their Focus

The “quiet” on the northern and southern fronts that Israel’s leaders point to is the result not of Israeli deterrence, as they claim, but deterrence by our enemies.
Anti-Zionist Jews are More in Tune with the Palestinians than Jewish Liberals

While some cling to the myth of a two-state solution, recent statements by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas are in line with the goals of those who want to destroy the Jewish state.
Palestinian Leaders are Burying their Own Dream

At this rate, 2022 could wind up becoming the year that puts paid to what little remains of idea of Palestinian nationalism.
Palestinian COVID Conspiracy Theories Do Matter

The reason this insanity matters is that if a Palestinian Arab state is created next to Israel, its leadership, public opinion and popular culture will be saturated with these beliefs.
Archbishop Tutu and the Disturbing Power of Intersectionality

South Africa’s struggle was nothing like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but the anti-apartheid leader’s bias showed how easily people can be led astray by such myths.
The Non-Orthodox Get Another Lesson in Israeli Electoral Math

The absence of the haredim from the coalition should have made it possible for the implementation of a more pluralistic Western Wall renovation. But political reality once again intruded.
Fake News and the UN’s Secret Data on ‘Settler-Related Incidents’

The U.N. manipulated unverifiable data, prompting baseless media reports about Palestinians killed by settlers.
Is Israel repeating King Saul’s mistake allowing modern-day Amalekites to procreate?

Despite the Biblical precedent, the Israeli prison service is, through neglect, enabling another generation of Palestinian terrorists intent on genocide.
Why the Double Standard on West Bank Violence?

Claims of a spike in settler violence made headlines while “routine” terror attacks, including murder by Palestinian Arabs against Jews, are downplayed or treated as justified.