The Personal Diplomacy Delusion
Like the false Oslo narrative, tributes to Saeb Erekat from diplomats show that the belief that peace is attainable through building relationships remains a myth.
The 2020 Election has been Terrible for the Jews
If we learned nothing else from the election campaign and its aftermath, we learned American democracy is in crisis.
Radical Middle East Actors Increasingly Turn to Drones
It does not require much imagination to envision how terror cells could use commercial drones in future attacks to hit sensitive sites.
Potholes on the Road to Middle East Peace
There’s concern that Biden will undo some of the Trump policies vis a vis Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, or the rejection of the notion that “settlements” are by definition illegal and an obstacle to peace.
Israel’s President Shouldn’t Obfuscate the Particularity of Anti-Semitism
Shame on Reuven Rivlin for marking the anniversary of Kristallnacht by taking a general stand against all forms of hatred.
Biden Administration Will Likely Seek to Make Its Own Stamp on Mideast, Say Experts
Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky, a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, states it is safe to assume that the incoming president’s initial energies will be internally focused due to the coronavirus and the economy. In addressing the Mideast, the priority is likely to focus on Iran and the nuclear deal, followed by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Biden Should Watch and Learn
When it comes to the Palestinians and Iran, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden would be wise to follow in President Trump’s footsteps.
Israel, the Sunnis and the Return of a Pro-Iran White House
The Israeli media grotesquely cheers the apparent defeat of Israel’s best friend ever in the Oval Office and his replacement by the vice president of the most hostile U.S. leader in history.
Cyber Attackers are ‘Taking Advantage’ of Mass Shift in Working from Home
Former CIA director David Petraeus spoke with the former Israeli commander of the 8200 Signals Intelligence Unit about threats affecting the world, noting that attackers are going after personal data, intellectual property, sensitive transactions and a host of other items.
Still Stuck in a Time Warp
Only at the United Nations is the Palestinian question still regarded as the key to regional, if not global, peace, when that view has become an anachronism everywhere else.