The Art of the (hopefully not all bad hostage) Deal
On Sunday, Israel and Hamas entered into a temporary ceasefire, 470 days after the horrific Oct. 7 massacre in which Hamas murdered some 1,200 Israelis, kidnapped over 250 and injured thousands more. A bitter 15-month...
A deal with Hamas means Israelis deserve the truth
The deal to bring the hostages home from Gaza carries an immense, largely unspoken price—one that has received far too little attention, if any at all.
While some may support it and others oppose it,...
The security consequences of the Gaza truce
Israeli officials confirmed on Thursday night that a hostages-for-ceasefire agreement was reached with Hamas, hours after the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem said that the Palestinian terror group had reneged on parts of the deal...
The pathetic finish to Joe Biden’s failed presidency
Every president strives to create a legacy that will be part of the headline in their obituary. They crave policy achievements or a foreign triumph with which their name will always be associated while...
Israel’s Nuclear Doctrine: A Science and Law-Based Assessment
“Science, by which I mean the entire body of knowledge about things, whether corporeal or spiritual, is as much a work of imagination as it is of observation… The latter is not possible without...
What the rule says and Biden means
Is the Biden administration computer illiterate? Is it technology-innovation-unaware? Is it malicious when it comes to Israel? The third seems to be the case.
On its way out, the administration’s “Interim Final Rule on Artificial...
Trump and Israelis may regret the hostage deal he wanted … and got
For most supporters of Israel, Jan. 20 and the beginning of President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration couldn’t come soon enough.
President Joe Biden’s weakness and appeasement of Iran, as well as ambivalent policies and public...
Educational changes are key to a peaceful future in the Middle East
The Middle East remains in turmoil, lurching from one crisis to the next.
Israel is fighting a war on seven fronts, primarily against irregular forces under the control of Iran, and against the well-financed, international...
Trump’s Israel agenda: immediate critical decisions await
As Donald Trump prepares to reclaim the White House in seven days, an extensive portfolio of international and domestic challenges awaits—with Israel's security concerns commanding significant attention. Unlike his first term, Trump enters office on Jan....
A call for bold leadership to save the hostages
For more than 450 days, 100 innocent people, including seven Americans, have been held captive in the dark tunnels of the Gaza Strip. Their names and faces often fade from the news cycle. Their...