Analysis: The Jewish Race to the White House

Could the 2016 presidential race end up in a Sanders vs. Bloomberg – “two Jewish guys from New York” – showdown?
The Next Stage of the War

The Obama administration appears surprised by the sudden eruption of Saudi-Iranian hostility.
Israel and the Four Powers

The rulers of the Arab Gulf states are, it seems, increasingly attentive to what Israel has to say about the balance of power in the region.
ISIS Suffers Financial Blow as US Airstrikes Destroy Cash Warehouse
In its ongoing effort to rid the world of ISIS’s threat, the US dropped two 2,000 pound bombs on a cash storage facility in the city of Mosul, Iraq.
Clinton Email Outlined Plan to Spark Arab-Spring Style Protests Against Israel

Thomas Pickering wrote to Clinton on December 18, 2011 that she should recommend sparking Palestinian demonstrations to force Israel to re-enter peace negotiations.
Drums of War

War in the Middle East is not news. After all, at any given moment in this violent and complex region, there is at least one war being waged, either inside a country or between two of them.
The Return of the Rule of Law

Two thirds of Israeli Arabs say that their Knesset representatives are not advancing their interests.
Kremlin Refuses to Label Hezbollah, Hamas as Terror Groups

Labeling Hamas and Hezbollah as official terrorist organizations is off the table for the Kremlin, a senior Russian official said.
ISIS On Retreat as US-Led Coalition Pushes Back

The Islamic State has lost at least 30 percent of the territory it once held in Iraq and Syria.
US Warns it Will “Respond to Provocations” After North Korea Claims to Have Tested Hydrogen Bomb

Following North Korea’s Wednesday announcement that it has tested a hydrogen bomb, the US released a statement making clear that it will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state.