Under Gaza’s Shadow, Islamic State Advances

The recent global media focus on the fighting in Gaza should not be allowed to obscure potentially far more significant developments in the broader region.
ISIS Captures City in Lebanon as Threat Moves Closer to Israel

The radical Islamic terror organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has gained a larger foothold in Lebanon as it faces off against the Lebanese army.
For Peace, Israel Must Crush Hamas

American Secretary of State John Kerry pressured Israel to accept a truce with a terrorist organization devoted to destroying the Jewish state.
Hamas TV: Dead Gaza Civilians Privileged to Have Died This Way (Video)

Hamas’ propaganda machine has been working relentlessly to generate a depiction of the events that suits their objectives in their war on Israel.
Are Circumstances Getting Worse for Jews and Israel?

It’s true that with each war, our predicament appears to get worse.
Beheadings of Infidels, Halal Sex Products and “Muslims Don’t Like Dogs”

The Vatican failed in an attempt to cover up the contents of a prayer by a Muslim cleric at an interfaith “Prayer for Peace” service held in the Vatican garden on June 8.
A Letter to a Friend in Gaza

Our demand to demilitarize the Strip is not only for Israelis; it’s also for you, Fathi. We prefer to have happy neighbors rather than suffering neighbors. We want to be partners, not enemies.
Gaza, A Tragedy of Errors

Every organization, like every group, has goals and objectives, and every group organizes its objectives according to its own priorities, with these objectives and their order of importance serving to reflect the group’s culture.
British Jihadists, Sharia Finance and “There is No Life Without Jihad

The dramatic rise of the Sunni militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS] in June added a new sense of urgency to the ongoing debate over how to prevent British jihadists from carrying out terrorist attacks in the UK upon their return from fighting in Syria.
The Minority Strategy: A New Path for American Interests in the Middle East

If Washington stopped trying to win over the Sunni Arab world, it could create a strong web of alliances with groups that are about to rise in prominence and strength.