Breaking Israel’s Imperial Court
The power to select judges must be transferred to the government. The Knesset must be empowered to approve judicial appointments.
Tension over Kurdistan
The referendum is highly important for both sides, those for and those against.
Unintended Consequences (Iran)
We wish Netanyahu Godspeed in his efforts to expose Iran’s hostile jihadist agenda, but success is unlikely. Confronting Iran may turn out to be Israel’s problem to solve, perhaps joined by some of its Arab neighbors.
What’s on the Mind of a Muslim ‘Refugee’?
The autumn of 2015 was unusual in almost every way on the north Aegean Greek island of Lesbos from which I am writing.
‘Second Turkish Republic’ Looks East
The emergent evidence points in a single direction. The second Turkish republic is on its way – and its face will be turned toward the east.
Germany Heading for Four More Years of Pro-EU, Open-Door Migration Policies
Merkel and Schulz both agree that there should be no upper limit on the number of migrants entering Germany.
The Forgotten Palestinians
More than 1,600 Palestinians have gone missing in Syria, and hundreds have been killed, since the beginning of the civil war there.
Iran
A Trump-like character speaking in Hebrew, Farsi, or Arabic is the last thing needed in these parts.
Victims of Turkey’s Islamization: Women
This is where creeping Islamization has brought us. Better days are not ahead.
Europe: Jihadists Posing as Migrants
“More than 50,000 jihadists are now living in Europe.”