Fatah’s true colors exposed

Posted on: November 24th, 2011

On November 24 Palestinian Authority Chairman and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to meet Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Cairo.

Making Israel A Wedge Issue

Posted on: September 27th, 2011

Last week at the UN, President Obama did something he had never done before. He discussed Israel and the Palestinians without once attacking Israel. He didn't blame Israel for the absence of peace.

Michael Oren’s Personal Convenience

Posted on: September 21st, 2010

According to Israel Army Radio, Prime Minister Netanyahu has offered to extend the moratorium on Jewish property rights in Judea and Samaria for an additional three months in exchange for Jonathan Pollard's freedom. That is, if Obama pardons Pollard, who has served 25 years of a life sentence for transferring classified documents to Israel, then Israel will agree to extend the ten-month moratorium on Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria, due to expire next week, for another three months.

Israel’s Ruling Class

Posted on: July 28th, 2010

In a much discussed article in the current issue of The American Spectator titled "America's Ruling Class," Prof. Angelo Codevilla describes the divide between those who run the U.S. - the politicians, bureaucrats and policy establishment - and the rest of the country.

Iran’s Winning Streak

Posted on: May 26th, 2010

Iran is on a winning streak. As it sprints towards the nuclear finishing line, it finds itself - and its allies and clients - being wooed by one and all. In contrast, Israel has never been more isolated.

Obama’s Jewish Defenders

Posted on: March 24th, 2010

Two weeks ago, President Obama opened a diplomatic war on Israel. The proximate cause of his offensive was the Jerusalem District Planning and Building Board's decision to approve the future construction of 1,600 housing units in northern Jerusalem.

Obama’s Year Of Failure

Posted on: January 27th, 2010

At the outset of President Obama's second year in office, his entire Middle East strategy lies in tatters. But Obama appears incapable of learning the lessons of his failures.

Pollard’s Shadow

Posted on: November 25th, 2009

This month marks a distressing milestone - the 24th anniversary of Jonathan Pollard's imprisonment for transferring classified information to Israel.

The Fall Of Israel’s Left

Posted on: October 28th, 2009

The Israeli Left is in dire straits. The past several months have been some of the worst it has ever experienced.

Netanyahu’s Wrong Turn

Posted on: August 26th, 2009

Israel's leftist media is happy with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And as Israelis have learned repeatedly in recent years, when the media are happy with a political leader, trouble is our doorstep.

Obama’s Green Light To Iran

Posted on: May 27th, 2009

The Iranian regime has a good reason to be happy these days. Last week President Obama made clear that the U.S. will not stand in the way of Tehran's nuclear program. Moreover, he told the Iranians that the Americans will do everything they can to prevent Israel from attacking Iran's nuclear facilities in a bid to prevent its acquisition of the means to commit a new Holocaust.

Growing Evidence Of Obama’s Troubling Mideast Mindset

Posted on: February 25th, 2009

Since the Democratic Party's presidential primaries a year ago, there has been an ongoing debate about how Barack Obama perceives the U.S. alliance with Israel.

Iran, Livni And The Price Of Political Stability

Posted on: September 24th, 2008

On Sunday, Israeli military intelligence commanders sounded the alarm bells on Iran.

With Biden On Board, Can Obama Be Trusted?

Posted on: August 27th, 2008

Many American Jewish observers welcomed Barack Obama's selection of Sen. Joseph Biden as his vice-presidential running mate.

Reading Ehud Barak

Posted on: July 23rd, 2008

On July 14, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak castigated UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which set the terms of the cease-fire that ended the 2006 war between Israel and Iran's Lebanese army Hizbullah, saying, "UN resolution 1701 didn't work, isn't working and won't work." He added, "UN resolution 1701 is a failure."

Exercise In Futility

Posted on: June 25th, 2008

At Camp David in July 2000, PLO terror master Yasir Arafat was exposed as a fraud.

The Two-Pronged Assault On Religious Zionism

Posted on: May 28th, 2008

Israel's 2005 withdrawal from Gaza was presented to the world as a strategic bid to enhance prospects for peace between the Palestinians and Israel.

The Luckiest Jews In The World

Posted on: April 23rd, 2008

I just published a collection of my essays in English. Each time I am asked if I am also releasing the volume in Hebrew I feel a pain deep inside me when I answer that no, right now, my publisher is only interested in an English edition.

Rice’s Betrayal Of Israel

Posted on: March 26th, 2008

In her monthly trip to Israel and the Palestinian Authority next week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to criticize Israel for its announced plan to build new housing for Jews in Jerusalem.

Avoidance Vs. Confrontation

Posted on: February 27th, 2008

Last week the IDF released statistics on rocket and mortar fire from Gaza on southern Israel. During 2007, 1,150 rockets were shot at southern Israel from Gaza.