A Down Payment for Peace

If the Palestinians and the Arab states can’t get there, they will have sabotaged themselves and their people (again) far more than Israel or the United States.
Why Trump is Right in Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital

President Trump’s decision to officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital helps to restore the appropriate balance.
20 Reasons Why Every Foreign Embassy Should Move to Jerusalem

Telling the world what it should have realized a long time ago.
More on Bibi and Friends

Compared to selected other national leaders here and there, Bibi’s done well from public office. He and Sara have gotten used to demanding expensive gifts from individuals wanting his help.
Turkey: Laundering Billions for Iran

In the text above replace the words “in the Arab world” with “Turkey,” and delete the word “Iran” in the preceding line, and one will get a short paragraph “Explaining Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: A Psychological Profile.”
A Credible Peace Plan, at Last

Not only does it secure the future of both Israel and the Palestinians, it enables Arab states like Saudi Arabia to work openly with Israel to defeat their joint Iranian enemy.
The Future of Israel’s Peace Treaty with Egypt

Israel is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the historic visit of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to Jerusalem, that led to the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.
Erdogan: No Moderate Islam

The Trump administration has two options: It can either deal with the Turkey it has or the Turkey it wished it had.
From Amman to Jerusalem

Five months ago, 28-year-old Ziv Moyal, an Israeli security officer at Israel’s embassy in Amman, was stabbed in his apartment by a Jordanian assailant, whom he shot and killed.
Calling Out Palestinian Peace Process Failures

Pursuit of arrangements between Israel and the Palestinians is not for the faint-hearted. The parties deserve honest brokerage — neutrality would be a betrayal of an ally.