Surgeons vs. Butchers June 17, 2025Douglas Schwartz
This is no longer solely an operation to eliminate Iran’s nuclear ambitions, if that ever was the only plan.
Peering Through the Fog of War June 14, 2025Clarice Feldman
The Israelis pulled off the most brilliant offensive in modern military history; the President orchestrated a genius misdirection; Iran’s regime is on its back feet from which it will not recover.
The future for Gaza May 20, 2025Bill Ponton
It is time to think out of the box about answers to this conflict and ignore the academics who are stuck in the oppressor-oppressed mindset.
President Trump in One Word May 16, 2025Richard Blakley
After a whirlwind tour across the Middle East, Trump the business man negotiated trillions for American companies.
Syria: We need to talk Turkey March 18, 2025James Zumwalt
Erdogan’s efforts to support al-Shara and undermine Israel forewarn us we may well have a foe we will eventually need to confront.
Biden Wanted to Save Assad December 18, 2024Richard Moss
It was the Obama/Biden administration that elevated Iran and its terrorist proxies in client states like Syria and Lebanon in the first place.
Chaos for Syria December 9, 2024Robert L. Maginnis
Many dark days are ahead for Syria, the region, and perhaps the United States.
The Slander of Israel December 4, 2024Lipton Matthews
Israel stands as a testament to the resilience of a people who have endured centuries of persecution.
Showdown in Aleppo December 1, 2024Jim Davis
One of the best things about facing an Axis of Evil is that they have a strong tendency to turn against one another.
Israel Stops Taking Counsel from the Angel of Death September 28, 2024Clarice Feldman
Israel's taming of Hezb'allah puts paid to the idiotic Obama, Biden/Harris notion that appeasing the master of Middle East terrorism, Iran, and forcing Israel to ever more concessions is the pathway to peace.
Hamas, Islam, and October 7 September 19, 2024Mohamed Bechr
While we may never know the reasons that led Hamas leaders to authorize an attack that will most likely lead to the destruction of the organization, religious certainty seems to be the key motivation.
Keeping Aggression a Bad Idea September 12, 2024William R. Hawkins
Our policy must not be to sustain “forever wars” but to end them by putting to use the advantages our superior civilization has given us and in so doing, maintaining that civilization.
The Political Pathology of Palestinian Liberation September 5, 2024Luke Lattanzi
What makes the institutionalization of postcolonial theory so dangerous is its move from a small band of Ivory Tower intellectuals to the impressionable minds of young, self-proclaimed activists.
A Plan To Revitalize Bethlehem August 14, 2024Al Bienenfeld
Currently, one of the holiest places for the Christian faith—and an important place to Judaism and Islam—languishes under Fatah control in the West Bank.
A Plan To Revitalize Bethlehem August 14, 2024Col. Lawrence Franklin (Ret.)
Currently, one of the holiest places for the Christian faith—and an important place to Judaism and Islam—languishes under Fatah control in the West Bank.
The Ultimate Alternate Israel-Palestine Solution February 2, 2017Ted Belman
With a new U.S. president, new ideas are emerging on how to resolve the Israel-Palestine debacle. One of the most promising comes from pro-Israel Palestinians who favor a new Palestinian state – in Jordan.
It’s A Wonderful Middle East January 17, 2016Abraham Katsman
There are lessons to be learned from the 70-year-old movie classic It’s a Wonderful Life that apply to 21st century geopolitics, presidential elections and America’s special role in the world.
A Middle East 'Complete Strategy'? To What End? June 16, 2015Shoshana Bryen
The debate over sending more American troops to Iraq, and in what capacity, flows in a vacuum -- not a vacuum of strategy, but the absence of articulated goals to which strategy can be applied.
Turkey Abandoning Atatürk February 17, 2014Neil Snyder
With elections approaching, the most volatile region in the world could use a return to the sane leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Did Susan Rice Really Lie? January 4, 2014Bill Schanefelt
Maybe that Mohammed video did, in fact, play a part in last year's attack on the Special Mission Compound in Benghazi after all.
The Decline and Fall of American Deterrence December 12, 2013Richard Winchester
All too soon, the United States will have the fewest naval vessels at sea since before World War I, the smallest Air Force ever, and an Army and Marine Corps with severely diminished capacity, while strategic flash points proliferate.
Obama Chose Dishonor November 25, 2013Shoula Romano Horing
President Obama had to choose between dishonor and war and he chose dishonor. Now we will have war.
Where the Jews Are November 24, 2013Ron Lipsman
The widespread censure of anti-Semitism imposed by the Holocaust has expired. How the twenty-first century reacts may well be earth-shattering.
UNRWA and Palestinian Hatred September 4, 2013Eileen F. Toplansky
UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, has been a hotbed for radical ideas, terrorist training, and anti-American and anti-Semitic ideology for 64 years.
Britain Bows Out September 1, 2013Paul Austin Murphy
The fact still stands that we -- the British -- can't get involved in all the countries in which such outrages are committed because these kind of things occur all the time and all over the place.
Islam's Choice August 27, 2013G. Murphy Donovan
As America and Europe contemplate yet another intervention, this time in Syria, we might pause to reflect on what Muslims should be doing.
The EU's Broken Mideast Compass July 18, 2013Noah Beck
Putting aside the EU's abundant hypocrisy, trying to strong-arm Israel into unilateral concessions has already proven to be an abysmal failure when it comes to promoting peace. Just ask President Obama.
Fake Outrage in the Martin/Zimmerman Case July 17, 2013Nonie Darwish
Having lived half my life in the Middle East, I am especially sensitive to recognizing fake outrage and shaming forced upon ordinary people by the social system.
Christianity in Peril in Turkish Cyprus June 30, 2013Michael Curtis
One wonders if Turkish Prime Minister ErdoДџan and the leaders of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus by their intolerant persecution of the Greek Christians are pursuing a policy of revenge.
Obama Dealing with the Devil in Qatar June 24, 2013William Sullivan
Barack Obama has crossed his fingers and shot the dice, hoping for an honorable exit from Afghanistan by extending the olive branch to the Taliban.
An Uncontrollable Ego June 22, 2013James Lewis
International leaders are beginning to look at Obama with open fear. Do they know something we don't?
Kissing My Daughter Goodbye June 2, 2013Sarah N. Stern
It's all too easy to forget that it's individual ioves that are the important factor amid chaos and crisis.
UNESCO Fails to Condemn Hamas April 20, 2013Michael Curtis
After boycotting UNESCO for two decades, the U.S. relented in 2003. But recent events involving Israel and Hamas reveal the agency to be as corrupt as ever.
John Kerry and the Great Peace Blocker April 18, 2013Steve Apfel
US Secretary of State Kerry is about to encounter the most intractable obstacle to peace in the Middle East, one which escapes the attention of most analysts.
The PLO Rewrites History March 31, 2013Warren Beatty
There is not, nor ever has there been, a Palestinian people, state, language, culture, or history. The present-day "Palestinians" are Arabs, with Arabic culture, history, and language.
Embracing the Viper March 22, 2013Russ Vaughn
In spite of Obama's declaration that Israel's future is "bound to ours," he notably did not say that Israel's survival is bound to ours
Secretary Kerry's Maiden Speech February 25, 2013Shoshana Bryen
Secretary of State John Kerry made two really important mistakes in his maiden speech, delivered to a fawning audience of American university students.
Hillary Clinton's Middle East Legacy February 22, 2013Thomas A. Oakes
Hillary Clinton fans continue to promote the false notion that she was a first-rate Secretary of State despite her four-year string of failures involving Russia, East Asia, and particularly the Middle East.
The Strategy of Hamas February 13, 2013Michael Kravshik
Since its inception, Hamas has never abandoned its use of 'flexible rigidity', the strategy specifically designed to secure its existence and its relevance, while impeding any chance for peace.
Minorities in the Mideast December 16, 2012Mike Zimmerman
We have seen in the so-called "Arab Spring" (perhaps really another "Arab autumn") that whereas there may be elections, one component of democracy, they have not been accompanied by recognition of the rights of minorities.
Qatar Casts a Giant Shadow November 25, 2012Ted Belman
It is bad enough that a small country like Israel has to contend with the likes of Qatar and its fellow travelers, but to have them embraced by the ruling elites in the U.S. and Europe increases the danger to Israel exponentially.
Israel and the Impossible Peace with Hamas November 22, 2012William Sullivan
A rush to diplomacy will not quell Israel's enemies' bloodlust. It will only embolden them, as we have seen in the Palestinian "victory celebrations" in the wake of the ceasefire.
The Enemy of my Enemy in Damascus November 7, 2012Shoshana Bryen
Nowhere in the Arab Middle East has the United States created a government that shares our values, despite the investment of billions of dollars, millions of person-hours, and the lives of thousands of brave American soldiers.
The Arab Spring and Israel October 30, 2012Michael Curtis
In the Middle East, the path to modernity has not been followed; indeed, the reverse has happened, with a greater prominence of religious doctrine and the fragmentation of some of the Arab states.
'Mom, go upstairs. We're all liberals.' October 24, 2012Annie Lake
Ouch. Monday night was the first time I heard my daughter apply that label to herself. She and six friends/coworkers were about to watch the final Obama-Romney debate on the large-screen TV in our suburban basement.
The Forgotten Refugees October 20, 2012Leo Rennert
As opposed to the Arab world's denial of absorption and integration to the Palestinian refugees, Israel opened its doors to the bulk of Jewish refugees, and Western countries absorbed the rest.
Give war a chance? September 19, 2012Thomas Lifson
Challenging the conventional wisdom: how a unilateral Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities could transform the Middle East in positive ways.
Romney's Jerusalem Doctrine August 1, 2012Ted Belman
By acknowledging he was in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, Mitt Romney laid out a Middle East policy path for his presidency, should he be elected.
The Fate of Syria's Christian Minority June 5, 2012Ken Blackwell
If the Western democracies succeed in toppling Assad -- as they seem to intend -- what will be the fate of Syria's Christians? Have any of our State Department policymakers given any thought to this question?
The Scourge of Araby May 21, 2012Victor Sharpe
Islamic triumphalism and jihadi ideology today is creeping more and more into the Arab tent while part of the Arab world and most of the duped West remains asleep
Priorities, priorities March 25, 2012Jeff Treesh
It is reassuring to know that in times of economic hardships that are affecting every member of American society, our administration has its priorities in order.
Team Obama rewards Egypt's Islamists March 16, 2012Leo Rennert
No sooner had the new Egyptian Parliament formulated its hostile stance toward Israel than the State Department nevertheless proceeded with plans to reopen the multi-billion-dollar U.S. aid pipeline to Egypt
Obama and the Politics of Ritual March 11, 2012Abraham H. Miller
Nations have interests, not commitments or friends. America under Obama and Israel do not have shared interests. Obama does not care about Israel's democracy any more than he cares about Turkey's growing tyranny.
Arming the Syrian Rebels? March 7, 2012Jamie Smith
If the United States fails to provide support in the form of arming the rebels who are attempting to overthrow Assad, another group will. Already, we see al-Qaeda elements from Iraq slipping across the border.
Here Comes Obama's 3 AM Phone Call February 27, 2012James Lewis
No American president has ever allowed an international crisis to come so close to the brink. Obama has now allowed the Middle East to deteriorate so far that he has lost control. He now owns whatever is going to happen.
The Jihad against Bengali February 26, 2012Janet Levy
In the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent, Muslims have for centuries used Arabic languages as part of their jihad against Christians and Hindus.
A One-University Solution? February 21, 2012James Kahn
Harvard University will be hosting an event called "One State Conference: Israel/Palestine and the One State Solution." Why limit the concept to the Jewish state?
Does Israel Have to Defend the West? February 20, 2012James Lewis
After three and a half years of bowing low to Dark Ages tyrants and shafting our democratic friends, with Iranian nukes well on the way, the Deep Thinkers of Foggy Bottom are now worried sick that Israel might attack Iran.
The Civilized Man vs. the MTA Savages January 30, 2012Pamela Geller
A lawsuit is challenging New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority's restriction of free speech and sanctioning of Jew-hatred in the city's subways.
Another 'Arab Spring' disaster? January 19, 2012Jeff Treesh
If the Islamists taking power weren't enough, now it appears radioactive material has been stolen from a nuclear power station on Egypt's Mediterranean coast.
Could Iran Close the Strait? January 16, 2012Stephen D. Bryen and Shoshana Bryen
Iran could be in the catbird seat while Western navies, including the U.S. Navy, are at a considerable disadvantage even with aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines.
The Taliban and the PLO January 10, 2012Shoshana Bryen
In 2010, Obama stated that Afghanistan is "not another Vietnam." But that's not the correct analogy at all.
Will the Animosity against Israelis ever End? January 1, 2012Michael Curtis
The anti-Israeli lobby is still engaged in the abuse of international law, under the guise of universal jurisdiction, for political expediency and for harassing Israelis.
Iran: Negotiating with the Devil December 26, 2011Amil Imani
It is worse than appeasement to negotiate a "deal" with the Iranian theocrats because any deal struck with these mullahs is only another ruse for them to further their plans.
The Sad Plight of Christians in the Middle East December 25, 2011Michael Curtis
At this time of uncertainty and political vacuum in the Arab and Muslim countries in the Middle East, more light should be shined on the disturbing and deteriorating situation of Christians in those countries.
Christians in peril December 21, 2011Thomas Lifson
The persecution of Christians in Muslim-dominated countries is increasing. A petition urging President Obama to address the subject in his State of the Union Address is available for signing.
Iceland Recognizes Palestine December 20, 2011Eileen F. Toplansky
The Icelandic parliament voted to recognize Palestine as a state. The resolution was adopted without objections, with 38 votes in favor and 13 abstentions.
President Obama's Mideast Carmagnole December 17, 2011Robert Morrison
President Obama has abandoned the Christians of the Middle East. Copts, Assyrian Christians, Chaldean Christians, Baptists, Catholics -- it hardly matters what kind of Christian you are. If you proclaim Jesus, you are a marked man.
Rashid Ghannoushi: John Esposito's Islamist in Tunis December 11, 2011Stephen Schwartz
The ideological elder of Tunisia's Ennahda, or the Renaissance Party, the local branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, was to a significant extent lifted to power by the support of the American Middle Eastern studies establishment.
Hezb'allah: Rise of a Non-State Spying Machine December 9, 2011Mohammad I. Aslam
What the U.S. State Department calls "the most technically capable terrorist group in the world" has dealt severe blows to U.S. and Israeli spy networks and assembled a sophisticated intelligence branch with hundreds of spies around the world.
Iran: The plot thickens December 3, 2011Jerry Philipson
There can't be any doubt that attempts are being made to sabotage Iran's nuclear weapons development program
The Hostages of Camp Ashraf November 29, 2011Renee C. Behinfar
Cult-like. Brainwashed. Victims of mind control. Such are the descriptions given of the three thousand-plus residents of Camp Ashraf, where marriages have been banned and male members have been ordered to suppress their attraction to women.
Israel's 'Divided Soul'? November 20, 2011Jerold S. Auerbach
Many Israeli journalists, scholars, and their political allies on the left, yearning for international approval, have become avid collaborators in the increasingly hostile delegitimization of the Jewish state.
Liberals, Israel and Disaster November 16, 2011James Lewis
Obama is forcing the Middle East to go nuclear precisely by his "peace" policies. Obama Peace-Bringer inevitably turns into Obama War-Monger.
Talking Turkey November 13, 2011Jeff Lipkes
There is an illegal occupation that has gone on for decades in the Middle East, and it's not being enforced by the IDF.
No One Is Stealing Palestinian Land November 13, 2011Jerrold L. Sobel
This is a common theme amongst two sets of people supporting the Palestinian cause: those with unmistakable animus toward Israel and Jews and others just misinformed by consistent, unremitting propaganda.
The Return (A Parable) November 11, 2011David Pfau
There was a man who went on a long journey away from his home. He remarried and planted roots in this new place. As happens with long unattended properties, other people began to make use of his land figuring that he would not object.
Israel and the Two-State Delusion November 10, 2011William A. Levinson
The "general consensus" that permanent peace in the Middle East requires the creation of an independent Palestinian state is a dangerous delusion that can lead nowhere but to terrorism, violence, and war.
Refuting the 'Israel lobby' libel November 9, 2011Thomas Lifson
A growing chorus of critics maintain that Israel is at the root of America's foreign policy problems in the Middle East. A new report challenges them with facts.
Striking Iran? Not Likely November 6, 2011Shoshana Bryen
There is no simple action, Israeli or otherwise, that will "take out" the Iranian nuclear capability. There is no "Osirak option." Watch the ground, not the skies.
Palestinian Identity Theft November 6, 2011Jerold S. Auerbach
The Palestinians' leaders inhabit a land of their imagination, no less fanciful than Oz, Wonderland, or Shangri-La. And they're plundering Jewish and Christian history to do it.
The Mystery of the American Jewish Voter November 3, 2011Richard N. Weltz
I have come away scratching my head from many an argument with highly educated and successful friends who are staunch Zionists but still boosting Obama and his administration, downplaying his unfairness to the Jewish State
Aboriginal Rights of the Jewish People October 30, 2011Allen Z. Hertz
A discussion about a moral and legal requirement to peacefully reconcile the subsequent rights of the newly emerged Palestinian people with the prior rights of the ancient Jewish people.
Iran, Syria Plotting to Blunt Turkey October 30, 2011Reza Kahlili
Two of the Middle East's dictators, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, want to form a united front against NATO ally Turkey for what they see as dangerous meddling in regional affairs.
Arab Spring/Islamist Fall October 29, 2011Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison
Everyone from the White House and the State Department to the prestige press has hailed the "Arab Spring." Still, after the Arab Spring has come this Islamist Fall.
Israeli Democracy vs. Arab Apartheid October 26, 2011JanSuzanne Krasner
Americans are being hijacked by propaganda against Israel...and not defending Israel's right to be a Jewish state will lead to our own eventual downfall.
Captain America Abandons the Entire Middle East October 25, 2011James Lewis
If Obama's suicidal actions in the Middle East don't lead to a major regional war, it will only be a matter of dumb luck. I'm placing my bets the other way. I'm sorry. I think we're in for big, big trouble.
Gaddafi: A U.N. Value October 25, 2011Peggy Shapiro
Until shortly before Gaddafi crawled out of a drain pipe and met his violent end, he was the darling of the United Nations and the "international community."
Obama's 'tide of war' idiocy October 23, 2011Jerry Philipson
When President Obama announced the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq by the end of 2011 Friday, he said, "The tide of war is receding." Idiotic, misleading and just plain false.
The Hamas Factor October 19, 2011Samara Greenberg
Recognizing a Palestinian state would effectively recognize terrorist organization Hamas as a legitimate Palestinian player.
Get Off Your Knees, Iran Warns Palestinian Leader October 13, 2011Reza Kahlili
Iran is stepping up its condemnation of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas after his recent speech to the United Nations General Assembly seeking statehood for the Palestinian people.
Hillary's Turnabout on Jerusalem September 28, 2011Thomas Lifson
In a stunning reversal, Hillary Clinton has done a 180 on her position on Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, contradicting the position she took when she was New York's junior senator, and needed Jewish votes.
Negotiating 'Peace' and Not Getting There September 28, 2011Shoshana Bryen
The Middle East Quartet (United Nations, the United States, the European Union, and Russia) is promoting new "peace talks" as a means of holding off the Palestinian bid for independence...but to what end?
A Conflict With No Solution? September 25, 2011Judith Bron
The solution to the bubbling caldron in the Middle East is simple, we are told. If only Israel, A.K.A the Jews, would "give back" the territories conquered in the June 1967 war all would be forgiven.
Upgrading the Status of Racism and Intolerance September 20, 2011Peggy Shapiro
This week, the world's democracies face a vote not for a Palestinian state (which was offered numerous times through negotiations) but for upgrading the status of racism and intolerance.
The Durban Follies in New York September 18, 2011Michael Curtis
It is ironic the Durban meetings, the so-called World Conferences against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, should have been the forum for ugly displays of intolerance and anti-Semitism.
Fatah stoking false expectations and rage September 13, 2011Peggy Shapiro
Palestinian leaders have announced that "the world is about to witness the birth of a Palestinian state" as a result of their bid for the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) by the United Nations.
Weakness = smelling blood = war September 13, 2011Jerry Philipson
The situation in the Middle East is becoming more volatile and explosive by the minute because Arab/Islamic countries in the region think the United States under President Obama is too weak to come to Israel's assistance
The UNRWA Anomaly September 11, 2011Asaf Romirowsky and Nicole Brackman
In an ironic and absurd twist of reality, Palestinians themselves are attempting to hold UNRWA accountable for services that they themselves should be providing -- especially given their push for independence and statehood.
Erasing Jews from Jerusalem September 4, 2011Janet Tassel
The Palestinian policy of historical revisionism, erasing Jewish connection to the Temple Mount, is ginning up energy for the big day at the U.N.
Obama Ignores Israel's Daily Hurricanes August 31, 2011Lauri B. Regan
September is hurricane season here in the U.S. For Israel, every day is hurricane season; however, September may present her with another perfect storm.
The Real Obstacles to Peace August 28, 2011Ted Belman
Once again, the US, the UN and the EU have criticized Israel for announcing new settlement construction in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) calling such construction "obstacles to peace".
A Fence for Defense August 28, 2011Michael Curtis
Barriers are very common. They exist throughout the world, in every continent, for a variety of reasons. But Israel's security barrier faces unique opprobrium.
Israel's Great Divide August 21, 2011Ted Belman
Islam divides the world into the Dar al Harb (the land of war) and Dar al Salaam (the land of peace). In Israel the great divide is between the "Peace" Camp and "War" Camp.
Which Model for Postwar Iraq -- Vietnam or Korea? August 18, 2011Jim Guirard
At this point, there are two Cold War models from which to choose -- the still-successful South Korea model of the 1950s or the tragic, congressionally mandated cut-and-run South Vietnam model of the 1970s.
Israel, Liberalism, and Moral Cowardice August 17, 2011James Lewis
There are touchstones of morality in life. In 1938, resisting Hitler was a big one in Europe; in 1990, support for freedom in the Soviet Empire was another one. Today we have a new test of character.
Is a Palestinian State Viable Today? August 7, 2011Michael Curtis
Would it meet the four qualifications for statehood mentioned in the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States signed on December 26, 1933?
The Bizarre Alliance Against Israel August 7, 2011Michael Curtis
What else could unite a "red-brown-green" alliance of Western leftists and liberals, including Christian humanitarians, anti-globalists, and environmentalists, with Islamic fundamentalists and Arab nationalists?
Why the Palestinian Narrative Still Holds August 7, 2011Balazs Benko and Zita Rainer
What the pro-Palestinian narrative gives to its adherents is a moral high ground, and that will not be relinquished to such feeble things as historic or legal data.
Church bombers sentenced to death in Iraq August 4, 2011David Paulin
Iraq has a functioning rule of rule -- even when it comes to seeking justice for crimes committed against its Christian minority. MSM largely ignores the story.
Reader beware July 26, 2011Leo Rennert
Haaretz is a small-circulation Israeli daily with huge influence about the Jewish state's image across the world.
Israel and the Apartheid Slur July 24, 2011Michael Weinberg
The planners and attendees of the 2011 Israel Apartheid Week contend that their efforts are to bring equality, peace, prosperity, and strength to a maligned and abused minority population.
Negotiations, not Unilateral Declarations July 24, 2011Michael Curtis
The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians can be resolved only by negotiations between the parties, not through unilateral declarations by one side.
The Palestinians Are Bluffing July 24, 2011Yonatan Silverman
What exactly does recognition by a majority of member-states in the General Assembly secure for the Palestinians?
Shovel-Ready in the Middle East? July 15, 2011Ken Blackwell
President Obama turned a strong horse into a hobbled horse with all his appeasement -- and billions of our tax dollars going to people who hate us.
Israel is Sitting Pretty July 10, 2011Ted Belman
Israel is sitting pretty. Sure she has problems, but her future is bright. Even her present is not too shabby.
America's Floating Jews July 10, 2011James Lewis
There's a German word used by European Jews after the Holocaust, called "Luftmensch." It means something like "space cadet." I never quite got it 'til now.
Obama's Animus Toward Israel and Jews July 8, 2011Eileen F. Toplansky
Lists have a way of coalescing important ideas into a clear and easy-to-remember format. What then is the track record of Barack Hussein Obama with regard to Israel and Jews?
Israel in a second Obama term? July 3, 2011editor's note
How would Israel fare in an Obama second term? With no need to cater to Jewish donors, how would the president squeeze the former ally he has publicly rebuked three times already?
Greeks bearing real gifts July 2, 2011Leo Rennert
Israel scored a major coup Friday when the Greek government barred the departure of vessels trying to hook up with a pro-Hamas flotilla seeking to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza
Our partners in peace, the Muslim Brotherhood? June 30, 2011Lee DeCovnick
While we were sleeping, literally and figuratively, this President decided that the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood are actually swell folks who deserve our recognition.
Eight Year Old Girl Used As 'Suicide' Bomber June 27, 2011Ann Kane
Any politicians or diplomats out there who think they can "sit down" and negotiate with terrorists are delusional and/or complicit in blatant crimes committed against humanity.
Where is Gilad Schalit? June 26, 2011JanSuzanne Krasner
In marking yesterday's fifth anniversary of French-Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit's abduction, Hamas has released photos of a Palestinian actor evoking images of 'Shalit at old age' looking thru prison bars
The Piñata of Spring June 19, 2011Andy Lappin
The sweet bouquet of the Arab Spring has somehow managed to obscure the outright onslaught now underway by Team Obama.
Remembering the AltalenaJune 19, 2011Jerold S. Auerbach
In June 1948, six weeks after declaring independence, Israel confronted internal conflict that raised the specter of civil war.
UNRWA: Protesting Too Much June 17, 2011Arlene Kushner
UNRWA, the U.N. agency charged with the care of "Palestinain refugees," must have its mandate renewed at the end of this month. Could it be that UNRWA is running scared?
Here Comes Another Flotilla June 12, 2011Jerold S. Auerbach
Pro-Hamas activists have organized a new flotilla, scheduled to depart for Gaza later this month. Another confrontation with the Israeli navy is likely
Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem June 2, 2011Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison
The Arabs' rejection of Jerusalem as Israel's capital is a key part of their stony negotiating stance. To appease them, Mr. Obama goes the extra mile.
