Iconoclast in the Promised Land

Israelis are greeting US President Donald Trump with cautious optimism. Their optimism stems from President Trump’s iconoclasm.
Parsing Words

A new flap has erupted ahead of President Trump’s visit to Israel.
Trump’s Saudi Speech: Pretty Good

Let’s go, Mr. President – it’s time to appoint a White House Commission on Radical Islam.
The Sun Shone, the Trees Blossomed, and the Butchers Slaughtered

The title of this article is taken from the translation of the poem “In the City of Slaughter” written after the 1903 Kishinev pogrom by Israel’s national poet, Chaim Nachman Bialik.
The President Goes to Israel

It is worth getting out of the weeds of Washington on occasion and looking at the big picture.
Trump and Israel: Enemies of the System

But the fact is that working together, Israel and Trump may accomplish more than either can accomplish on their own.
Israeli Jews Say, It’s Our Jerusalem!

With American President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Israel, a lot has been made of the US moving its embassy to Jerusalem. Will he or won’t he?
America’s Elected Government Hangs in the Balance

It may turn out to be the case that Trump’s real crime was failing to clean house in the intelligence community.
A Memo to President Trump

For this reason, I truly believe that turning the attention to America is the key to making your term in office a success.
American Greatness and the PLO

Eight years from now, China will outstrip the US as the world’s largest economy. In three years, Israeli GDP per capita will outstrip Japan’s.