Column One: Israel’s Dangerous Consensus

Directing his remarks at a friend of mine, he declared that 99 percent of Mossad and Shin Bet officers are leftists.
Russia’s Trap: Luring Sunnis into War

Washington should think more than twice about allowing Turkey and Saudi Arabia, its Sunni allies, militarily to engage their Shiite enemies in Syria.
Iran’s Revealing Defiance of the U.S. and U.N.

The latest act of defiance by Iran is an $8 billion dollar shopping spree, courtesy of its recently unfrozen assets, which were released because they supposedly convinced the IAEA that they have no plans to develop nuclear weapons.
New Order “Deceiving” Congress, Israel about US Policy on Judea and Samaria

A quiet decision last month by the United States to reissue a 1995 order requiring goods made in the West Bank and Gaza Strip be labelled as such and not marked “made in Israel” has begun generating a firestorm as legal groups argue it represents a policy shift for the American government.
The IAF’s Achilles’ Heel

The administration has rejected Israel’s requests for additional systems it could use to defend against Iran attacks.
A Disaster Worse Than Libya

So what will Donald Trump do if Putin bombs the Saudi oil fields?
Peace Proposals from 1925 Onward

Brit Shalom (Peace Treaty, 1925) is a landmark in the continuing activity of Jews talking among themselves about what kind of accommodation they should, and can reach then with Arab now with Palestinian neighbors.
The Times’ David Brooks Misses Obama—and a Few Facts

The mainstream media continue to delude themselves into thinking that President Obama’s legacy will inspire admiration from both sides of the aisle once he leaves office.
Free Speech vs. Islamic Law?

Legislation such as H. Res, 569 would not only end America’s long tradition of free and open debate; worse, it would reverse the protection of the First Amendment.
Race and Ethnicity, There and Here

ANYT review of a recent book about Obama’s “blackness” pretty much sums up what we’ve known since he came on the stage a decade ago.