The Battle for Belarus

It’s become increasingly obvious that the victory of freedom over authoritarianism is not inevitable or maybe even probable.
The Rat in Israeli Public Life

Over the past several weeks, Israelis have been riveted by a new crime drama called “Meniac” or “Rat” whose central character is an investigator in Police Investigations Division of the Justice Ministry, charged with investigating crooked cops.
Munich on My Mind

To me, Munich is and always will be defined by the Palestinian Arab hostage taking, terror attack, botched rescue, and murder of 11 Israeli athletes 48 years ago this week at the Munich Olympics.
Netanyahu, Trump and Obama Doctrines on Display with El Al Flight to Emirates

While Israel’s prime minister clearly prefers working with a friendly Trump administration, he has demonstrated his ability to improve Israel’s diplomatic position regardless of which American political party is in power.
Why they Scrawl ‘Free Palestine’ on Synagogues

Despite supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, Jews are targeted amid the riots because of anti-Semitic intersectional myths that should not be tolerated.
The JCPOA and the Demise of the Post-Cold War “Order”

Many eulogies of Brent Scowcroft, president George H.W. Bush’s national security advisor who died on August 6, have referred to him as a foreign policy realist.
AMP Leader Abuirshaid Gushes Over Latest Meeting with Hamas-Supporting Erdogan

He’s a saber-rattling authoritarian who jails journalists and opponents, threatens neighbors and wants to rebuild an Islamist empire.
Germany’s Lessons for BDS

The discussion of Israel in Germany has historically been filtered through the experience of the Holocaust, which perhaps makes Germans more sensitive to the rising anti-Semitism around them.
F-35s to UAE? – It’s an Amazingly Bad Idea

Is it safe to put sophisticated American weapons—such as F-35 fighter-bombers—in the hands of an Arab dictatorship—such as the United Arab Emirates?
The Jewish Value Missing in Joe Biden’s Speech

The former vice president’s DNC speech offered an uplifting, hopeful, almost utopian vision of America—but to achieve that vision, everything came from the government.