US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman: Mideast is ‘Exploding with Good Opportunities’ Under Trump

“We’ve done more for the cause of peace within this region than any administration in the history of the United States. And, I think those opposing us just are not seeing the situation clearly,” America’s envoy to the Jewish state tells JNS in a wide-ranging interview.
With Bilateral Agreements, Trump Administration Reverses Carter, Obama Settlement Policies

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the signing “an important victory against all those who seek to delegitimize everything Israeli beyond the 1967 lines.”
A Conformist Media is No Friend to Freedom

Glenn Greenwald viciously attacked Israel. Now he finds himself on the same side as some old foes because he dissents from liberal orthodoxy on Russia and Trump.
Kamala Vows to Fund Israel’s Enemies

And we will take immediate steps to restore economic and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people
The Real Netanyahu (and Trump) Dilemma

And this brings us to the real “Netanyahu Dilemma.” The real dilemma embittering the lives of the foreign policy elites is not whether to give the Nobel Peace Prize to men they hate.
Top Senate Races Jewish Voters Should be Eyeing Before Nov. 3

With the balance of the Senate in question, here are five contests deemed very close in states with significant Jewish populations.
Why the Uproar About Selling F-35s to the UAE?

What explains the peacenik IDF generals’ righteous indignation over the sale? Ego, and opposition to Netanyahu’s strategic doctrine.
Shalom, Salaam Sudan

I am no less happy about the prospects for peace with Sudan than anyone.
The IDF in the Shadow of the Pandemic

As the State of Israel faces intertwined health, economic and political crises, the IDF has been left without a new defense budget. Nevertheless, it is moving to adapt to a rapidly changing strategic environment.
“Mussolini was a Kindergarten Compared to Netanyahu,” Says top PA/Fatah Official Rajoub

Top PA/Fatah official Jibril Rajoub repeatedly employs the Nazi comparison to convey the libelous PA narrative about Israeli conduct toward the Palestinians, and to demonize Israeli officials and other figures.