Obama’s Deafening Silence

The Israeli children hostage crisis continues and most of my focus has been on the weak response of Israel’s political leadership in confronting the two headed Hamas-Fatah monster, commonly known as the Palestinian Authority (PA).
ISIS Rampages, the Middle East Shakes

The jihadis’ takeover of Mosul on June 9 won them control of Iraq’s second-largest city, a major haul of weapons, $429 million in gold, and an open path to conquer Tikrit, Samarra, and perhaps the capital city of Baghdad.
Israel Ranked Highest in War Against Human Trafficking

Israel has been ranked Tier 1 for the third year in a row by the United States in its annual State Department’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, published Friday.
Eyebrows Raised in Israel over Presbyterian BDS

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised anymore when Israelis raise their eyebrows of suspicion when I say that I love the land, language, people, and God of Israel while also being introduced as a pastor from the United States.
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.