The D.C. Swamp that Needs Draining

President Donald Trump blocked a recent State Department effort to force Israel to return $75 million in military aid, the department’s most recent attempt to erode the U.S.-Israel military alliance.
Questions and Answers: The Emirate Plan

Every few days I receive queries from readers who want to know more about the “Emirate Plan,” an idea I have suggested as a solution to the Israel-Palestinian Arab conflict in Judea and Samaria as well as Gaza.
Yair Netanyahu and the Angry Left

Yair Netanyahu’s actions have caused an uproar in Israel and abroad.
Rosh HaShana: An Open Letter to My Synagogue

At the age of 71, I can attest to having prayed in many synagogues, in Israel and around the world – Sephardic, Ashkenazic, Chasidic, ultra-Orthodox and Modern Orthodox.
Unintended Consequences (Iran)

We wish Netanyahu Godspeed in his efforts to expose Iran’s hostile jihadist agenda, but success is unlikely. Confronting Iran may turn out to be Israel’s problem to solve, perhaps joined by some of its Arab neighbors.
N. Korea and Iran: Regarding Eventual Nuclear Attack Upon Israel

Exclusive to Israel National News, an article by a foremost expert on nuclear war: America’s multiple mistakes on North Korea are being replicated by Israel’s cascading failures on Iran.
State Department Waging “Open War” on White House

The U.S. State Department has backed away from a demand that Israel returns $75 million in military aid which was allocated to it by the U.S. Congress.
What’s on the Mind of a Muslim ‘Refugee’?

The autumn of 2015 was unusual in almost every way on the north Aegean Greek island of Lesbos from which I am writing.
‘Second Turkish Republic’ Looks East

The emergent evidence points in a single direction. The second Turkish republic is on its way – and its face will be turned toward the east.
Lessons From Pyongyang

Last weekend, the world experienced a petrifying “wake up call” when Pyongyang test launched a hydrogen bomb.