Can the Koran Solve Israel’s Political Impasse?

The crux of the problem lies in the fact that one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s potential coalition partners, the Religious Zionist Party (RZP) headed by Bezalel Smotrich, refuses to support him should Netanyahu rely in any way on the Islamist Ra’am party to reach a majority of 61 in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset.

Echoes of A Boom in Iran

Some weeks ago, an Iranian ship delivering oil to a Syrian ship created an oil spill that devastated much of Israel’s Mediterranean coast in an act that’s been termed environmental terrorism. 

Antony Blinken Called the Wrong Guy

The U.S. secretary of state needs to be calling the Palestinian Authority to talk about its lack of democracy, not reflexively assume that Israel is somehow to blame for how the P.A. governs its people.

Bibi and the Babylonian Talmud

illustrative Babylonian conquest

Dispassionate analysis of the political deadlock in Israel will reveal that this state of suspended political animation is the result of nothing more than what the Jewish sages designated as “baseless hatred” among Jews.

The Middle East Quandary

While Iran and Turkey pursue two conflicting long-term imperialist visions, they are collaborating on the joint short-term goal of toppling every pro-U.S. Arab regime.