The Threat is Blowback

Watching the undoing, in a week, of victories that US forces won in Iraq at great cost over many years, Americans are asking themselves what, if anything, should be done.
US Urges Israel to “Exercise Restraint” Against Palestinians

The United States called on Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday to show restrain as Israel continues its search for three kidnapped teens by Hamas terrorists last Thursday.
Rewarding Terrorists with US Tax Dollars

Anyone paying the slightest attention is shaking their heads in disbelief over developments between two Middle East neighbors, the Israelis and Palestinians.
Fatah-Hamas Government Reflects American Weakness

I’ve long argued that any proper understanding of the Palestinian conflict with Israel’s legitimacy is compromised by not taking wider regional factors into account.
How the West Facilitates Hamas’s Mission

Abbas may now finally have realized that Hamas’s real intention is to get rid of him, yet it is the U.S. and Europe that have emboldened and legitimized the Islamist movement, thus facilitating Hamas’s mission to carry out terrorist attacks against Israelis and take over the West Bank.
Ted Cruz Insists Obama Renounce “Vicious” Kidnapping Attack

United States Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) issued a strong supportive statement in the face of the recent kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers on Thursday evening.
A War Against Israel’s Right to Exist

Over the last 20 years, since the signing of the Oslo Accords, we have witnessed in the United States a constant and steady war of attrition against Israel’s moral right to exist.
Terrorists Kidnap Israeli Teens and the World is Silent

Three teenagers – Eyal Yifrah 19, Gilad Shaer 16, and Naftali Frenkel, 16, were kidnapped on Thursday night in Israel by a terrorist organization. Frenkel is an American.
Salafi-Jihadists: “A Persistent Threat” to Europe and America

The threat to Europe and the United States from Islamic terrorism is serious and growing, and new attacks with unexpected targets and timings are increasingly likely, according to two new reports that provide insights and predictions about the threats posed by al-Qaeda and other Salafi-jihadist groups.
US: Despite Rocket Attacks, We Support PA Government

The United States condemned Wednesday’s rocket attack on Israel as “unprovoked aggression,” but said that despite the terror attack, it would continue to work with the new Palestinian government.