An Epocalypse Upon Us

It took the kick of a virus to set everything in place, but all the parts are now falling where I said they would once the next recession began.

What Would Ben-Gurion Do?

The founding father and first prime minister of Israel would reject paying a probably massive price for self-indulgent symbolism.

The Imperative to Annex; the Irrelevance of Innocence

Annexation (or “extension of sovereignty,” as semantic purists prefer) would make a self-governing Palestinian-Arab entity unattainable. It is difficult to conceive of any other measure that could do more to bring home to the Palestinians that their hostile endeavor is futile.

Stuck Between Washington and Brussels

The Europeans are attacking Israel over the sovereignty issue, but their real target is US President Donald Trump, whom many Europeans view as an adversary.