Jordan’s King Abdullah Disrespects America Because He Can

Caroline Glick

Vice President Mike Pence met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman, Jordan on Sunday and praised the U.S.-Jordan alliance. In particular, Pence applauded Jordan’s role in the campaign that defeated the Islamic State caliphate in Syria and Jordan.

Pence and Pew, Present and Future

Caroline Glick

Israel’s efforts to explain itself will not crack through the closed intellectual circle of identity politics and partisanship.

It’s Time to Outlaw Fatah

David Rubin

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a fiery speech on Sunday against US President Donald Trump, slamming Trump’s recent Twitter comment threatening to cut American aid to the Palestinians.

Planning to Win

Shoshana Bryen

Some things are just too unpleasant to contemplate, too far in the future, or too complicated to demand attention. Or too scary. Or conflict with other things we know – or think we know.

Iraqi Kurdistan Four Months After the Referendum

Jonathan_Spyer

Four months on from the referendum which they had hoped would be a foundation stone for the building of statehood, Iraq’s Kurds are demoralized and facing an increasingly uncertain future.