Terminating Terrorists and Assessing Assassinations
Israel and the United States have employed targeted assassination both to preempt planned enemy attacks that are about to be carried out and to punish past ones that have already been committed.
The Miracle of Trump
The era of U.S. President Donald Trump is an opportunity for Israel to take big, bold steps. If the sea has split, let us not stop until we’re all the way across.
How we Talk About African-American Anti-Semitism Matters
Acknowledging the problem isn’t easy, but how we discuss it is vital to both creating greater understanding and bridging the gap between the two communities.
US and Israeli Leaders Announce Major Policy Changes at Kohelet Policy Forum Conference
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo opened the conference by announcing that the United States is “disavowing” the 1978 Hansell Memorandum, a State Department memo that claimed Israeli settlements violate international law.
Donald Trump and the Mythmakers
For the past 40-odd years, two narratives have guided American Middle East policy. Both were invented by the Carter administration. One relates to Iran. One relates to Israel.
The ‘Pompeo Doctrine’ Represents a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
Alongside the most pro-Israel U.S. government in history, Israel finds itself caught in a political holding pattern, wasting precious chances that may not come again.
The Perverse Western Mourning for Qassem Soleimani
In this upside-down moral universe, genocidal fanatics, whose dissembling enables liberals to take refuge in the fantasy of a trouble-free solution, must be negotiated with and appeased.
Post-Missile Attacks, Iran Takes an Off-Ramp as America aims for De-Escalation
As some predicted, while Tehran sought revenge for the U.S. assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, it retaliated in a calculated way so as not to provoke a U.S. response.
2020 Likely to be Another Decade of Defiance and Dissent
Like the previous decade, the new year—and perhaps the new decade—is likely to be marked by popular protest, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.
Iran Lacks Good Options
The killing of Soleimani was precipitated by Iran’s departure from a tacit ground rule.