The Return of the Monroe Doctrine

The Trump administration has found bipartisan support for a pro-U.S. Venezuelan leader, but its efforts to bring about regime change in Venezuela have been principled, persistent and, so far, ineffective.
Netanyahu: Accumulation of Power Creates a New Approach for Israel in Mideast

Speaking to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, the prime minister explained mechanics of the newly released “Peace to Prosperity” Mideast peace proposal, as well as changing relations between Israel and its Muslim nations.
No Need to Brood, Sovereignty is Underway

Instead of celebrating an ideological and political victory and taking pride in the fact that Israel has reached the pinnacle of its political aspirations, the leaders of the settlement enterprise are unnecessarily anxious.
Federal Reserve Monetizing US Debt Faster than its Previous Tightening

And, yet, the world sleeps in its cradle as the Fed nurses Wall Street with the warm, sweet milk of government debt.
Iran Proxy Gives America Countdown to War

The head of Nujaba, Akram al-Kaabi stated that the countdown to attain Iraq’s “sovereignty” has begun.
Why are Democrats Skipping Out on AIPAC?

Who’s going to #SkipAIPAC? The hashtag campaign created by the anti-Zionist IfNotNow group is winning even when their demands that Democrats, and especially their presidential candidates, stay away from the annual AIPAC policy conference next month are opposed. The radical group scored an unexpected triumph when one of its members ambushed Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren […]
The Israeli Left vs. Palestinian and Arab-World Pragmatists

Hearts that bleed for the enemies of Western democracy who subjugate their own people and terrorize everybody else are attached to heads in need of psychiatric examination.
Can Democrats Survive Bernie Sanders?

How did the Democrats end up in such a lose-lose mess? Here’s one theory: They got so hung up on bashing Trump they lost sight of the big picture.
What Should be Done with the ‘Judensau’?

One suggestion is to place the offensive carving in a museum. Yet that doesn’t mean the scheme behind it becomes a relic.
Time to Bar the Joint Arab List

Even a cursory perusal of the official platforms of the alliance reflects a stark rejection of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.