If NATO is Going to Fight Terrorism, it Needs Israel
The real dispute over the future of the alliance isn’t about Trump, but why Turkey remains inside the tent and the Jewish state remains on the outside looking in.
While Iran Shoots Protesters, Europe Schemes to Enrich the Murderers
Tehran’s violence against demonstrators is the worst in 40 years. Yet Europeans chose this week to double down on an effort to evade U.S. sanctions.
Israel’s Communities in Judea and Samaria have Always been Legal
The Trump administration’s courage in repudiating the nonsensical idea that Jews are legally unwelcome in their indigenous lands should be celebrated by all people with conscience and a knowledge of history.
A Weekend with American Muslims for Palestine: Awad Says CAIR Fights Zionism “On a Daily Basis”
Its leaders won’t condemn terrorist groups like Hamas or Hizballah, but the founder and executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says his organization deals with “Zionism on [a] daily basis.”
Leaked: Iran Targeting 21 American Military Bases with Missiles for “Greatest War”
He also added that Iran prepared for “the greatest war against the greatest enemy.”
The Trouble with Religious Freedom
Some Congress members disapprove of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s prioritization of “freedom of religion or belief.” But this fight may be part of a broader effort to drum conservatives out of the human rights community.
Legalizing Politics and Politicizing the Law
There’s a straight line connecting leftists’ rejection of the settlements’ legality with rightists’ rejection of the indictments against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel’s Presence in the Golan Heights Benefits the US
An Israeli retreat from the strategic Golan Heights would erode its posture of deterrence, turning Israel from a U.S. national security asset to a national security liability.
Netanyahu’s Choice: Hold Onto Power, or let his Ideas Prevail Without Him?
He may hold onto his party’s leadership after being indicted. But if he can’t form another government, what is his duty to the principles he’s spent his entire life defending?
The Issue of Settlements is More than a Land Dispute up for Negotiation
The only way to end what is essentially an Arab war of extermination against Israel is to call out the Palestinians on their fundamental lies and to treat them not as statesmen-in-waiting, but as international pariahs.