Trump isn’t Cyrus, Yet

Today, despite the millions of Jews who have returned to Israel thanks to the proclamations of Lord Balfour and President Truman, there is one heartbreaking vestige of our ancient captivity.

Why does America Support Israel?

Jonathan Feldstein

The history of American support for Israel makes Zionism, the movement to restore the Jewish people to the Land of Israel, as American as baseball and apple pie.

Dividing up the Syrian Corpse

Shoshana Bryen

The hell Bashar Assad brought on his people is petering out. The fighting over the corpse continues and the repercussions will be felt for decades.

A Remarkable President

Jim Fletcher

If for no other reason than his amazing graciousness with Israel (and there are many other reasons), Donald Trump will go down as one of America’s greatest presidents.

Syria’s Civil War Is Now 3 Civil Wars

Jonathan_Spyer

As the Islamic State’s caliphate disappears from Syria’s map, the country is settling into a twilight reality of de facto division, in which a variety of low-burning insurgencies continue to claim lives.

Enemies Within

Jim Fletcher

The downside to Indyk’s statements though is that it reminds us once again that the Left never abandons a disastrous model.