Crossing the Rubicon

Sarah Stern

On Wednesday, at a U.S. State Department press briefing, the Rubicon was finally crossed.

The Strategic Case For Kurdistan

Caroline Glick

If the leaders of Iraqi Kurdistan aren’t intimidated into standing down, on September 25, the people of Iraqi Kurdistan will go to the polls to vote on a referendum for independence.

The Politics of Protesting Unelected Politicians

Caroline Glick

For the past nine months, every Saturday night protesters have gathered outside Mandelblit’s apartment building in Petah Tikva to demand that he indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Between Trump and Kim: Navigating Unpredictable Escalations

Louis Rene Beres

As US President Trump prepares for crisis bargaining with North Korea’s Kim Jung-un, he will need to understand the vital difference between genuinely cost-effective intellectual foundations of an inevitable escalation, and plainly shallow “fire and fury” bellicosity.

Palestinians: Destroying the Judiciary

Khaled Abu Toameh

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is facing sharp criticism over its attempt to “encroach” on the judicial authority and turn it into a tool in the hands of President Mahmoud Abbas.

Obama Chose Dishonor, and Israel Will Have War

Ben-Dror_Yemini

The nuclear agreement—misleadingly presented to the world as the lesser of evils—allowed Iran to grow rich and expand its influence in the region. Now, Tehran is taking over Syria, and the distant enemy is coming closer to Israel.