Arab Migration Shaped Palestinian Sciety
The name “Palestine” is not related to Arab/Muslim culture. Arabs have not been in the Land of Israel (Palestine) from time immemorial.
Palestinian Education Mirrors Palestinian Vision
Western policy-makers tend to ignore a major prerequisite to a constructive peace process: the uprooting - and not merely trimming – of hate-education.
Foreign Investment Keeps Seeking Israel’s Hi-tech
1. The sustained growth of Israel’s economy for 15 consecutive years – 3.1% and 3.3% growth projected for 2019 and 2010 respectively – the...
The Ninth Day of Av: Most Calamitous Jewish Day
The black hole of the Jewish year
The Saudi-Palestinian Labyrinth
The increasingly disparaging Saudi – and the overall Arab – attitude towards the Palestinian Authority and Hamas has been shaped by the following developments..
Israel Welcomes Congresswomen Omar and Tlaib
Israel realizes that tolerating criticism does not reflect vacillation, but open-mindedness and an opportunity to highlight critical data, as was the case in prior visits of US legislators known for their criticism of Israel.
Surging: Israel’s Economy
Blue and White is in the black and the future is looking rosy
Innovation Drives Israel’s Economy
Israel is growing through brain-power.
US Mindset on Israel
The US mindset on Israel draws its strength from the religious, ethical, moral and cultural roots of the US society, which were planted in 1620
Is Israel Extending the US Strategic Hand in the Mideast?
Recent events have demonstrated how Israel’s existence bolsters the security of U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf and throughout the Middle East, countering Iran and enhancing the war on Islamic terrorism.
Ambassador Friedman’s NYT Interview Reflects US Interests
Israel’s withdrawal from the mountain ridges would transform the Jewish State from a national security asset of the US to a national security liability/burden upon the US, depriving the US of a unique beachhead, which constitutes the largest US aircraft carrier with no US soldiers on board, and a most productive battle-tested laboratory,
Defensible Borders in the Middle East
The most critical feature/test of defensible borders in the Middle East is their capability to fend off realistic (worst-case) scenarios.
Overseas Investments in Israel Expanded
From strength to strength
Israel on the Golan Heights Enhances US Interests
The control of the Golan Heights enables Israel to play a key role in constraining Iran’s expansion into Syria and Lebanon, restraining the flow of lava emitted by the potential Syrian volcano, securing Jordan’s Hashemite regime and removing the anti-US machetes from the throats of every pro-US regime.
Middle East Reality and the Palestinian Issue
Middle East policy, in general, and peace initiatives, in particular, must adhere to Middle East reality, as violently unpredictable, complicated and frustrating as it is. They must overcome the well-intentioned temptation of oversimplification, wishful-thinking, misperceptions and short-term gratification, which doomed to failure all previous US, European and international peace initiatives.
Growing Global Interest in Israel’s Hi-tech
The integration of Israel’s ultra-orthodox community in the hightech sector is expanding (still in the initial stage) and will be a positive influence
US Peace Initiative – A Reality Test
The attempt to minimize Middle East instability and advance the US interest, on the one hand, and establishing a Palestinian state, on the other hand, constitutes a classic oxymoron, adding fuel – not water – to the Middle East fire.
US-Israel Relations – an American Perspective
In 2019, the US and Israel share identical national and homeland security concerns in the Middle East and beyond.
Global Confidence Reaffirmed in Israel’s Economy
The 'Blue and White" is in the "Pink"
Jewish Trees? Sure! Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day)
Happy Tu Bishvat!
Israel’s Secret weapons: Optimism, Patriotism and Roots
Despite media misdirection, REALITY RULES!!
Past US Mideast Blunders – Repeated or Avoided?
Western Mid-Easat policy – from Iran, the Arabian Peninsula, through Jordan, Egypt and North Africa - has largely failed due to a multitude of erroneous assessments made by well-intentioned policy-makers, researchers, academicians and journalists.
Israel’s Well-Documented Economic Optimism
Venture capital investment in Israel has grown systematically over the last decade, reflecting the steady growth of Israel’s economy.
The Oman-Israel-Palestinian connection
Irrespective of the Palestinian issue, Oman—just like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt and all other pro-U.S. Arab countries—is preoccupied with domestic and regional threats and challenges, which supersede the Palestinian issue
Chanukah Legacy in the USA
The legacy of Chanukah – the centrality of liberty and morality, freedom of religion and defiance of immense odds – has played a major role in shaping the American ethos and state of mind from the Early Pilgrims, through the Founding Fathers’ War of Independence and their composition/ratification the US Constitution until today.
Post mid-term Election US National Security Policy
President Trump is not expected to pursue an isolationist policy. Instead, he will persist in a unilateral – rather than multilateral – diplomatic, economic and military policy, where US national security interests supersede counter-productive and hostile interests set by international and multilateral organizations
No Arab Demographic Time Bomb
Demographic reality defies conventional wisdom
Israel’s High-Tech Opportunities
The land flows with milk, honey and high-tech opportunities.
US Peace initiatives – Quo Vadis?
The well-intentioned US peace initiatives were doomed to failure by the tendency to downplay the complex intra-Arab/Muslim Middle East reality, since they conflicted with the eagerness to advance peace ASAP, wishful-thinking and oversimplification.
US Interests Require Israel on the Golan Heights
An Israeli retreat from the Golan Heights would not satiate Syria but destabilize the entire region and lead to the bombardment of Israel/
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