The Palestinian Issue: A Land-for-Peace Proposition?
“Cleansing the 1948 land of the Zionist presence,” not peaceful coexistence, is the focal point of the Palestinian ethos.
President Biden and the Muslim Brotherhood Trap
Will they persist in their attempt to subordinate the intrinsically perfidious, despotic, intolerant, violent and unpredictable Middle East to noble core Western values?
Biden’s Mideast Policy: Reassessment or Repeat?
The stability of the region hangs in the balance.
Israel’s Economy in Defiance of COVID 19
Standard & Poor's (S&P) international rating agency reaffirmed Israel's credit rating of a stable AA-, despite the impact of COVID 19, the growing budget deficit and domestic political instability,
From the 1620 “Mayflower” to 2020 USA
The 400th Anniversary of the US-Israel Kinship--and going strong
November Election Impact on US National Security
While only a small minority of US voters are preoccupied with national security and foreign issues, they should realize that the next President of the US will determine the state of a tectonic globe,
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Guide for the Perplexed, 2020
Wishing all a healthy and festive Sukkot
2020 Congressional election– Critical to US-Israel Ties
Will Israel's public diplomacy rise to the challenge posed by the current ideological trends in the US?
US and Israeli Mass Media: Siamese Twins
The left-right divergence of confidence in mass media highlights the political, ideological, social and cultural polarization that has afflicted both countries.
What is the ACTUAL Cost of Applying Israel Law to Judea & Samaria
A hesitant, appeasing and retreating Israel, which sacrifices its independence of national security action on the altar of overseas' green lights, whets the appetite of terrorists and rogue regimes,
US-Israel Milestones (from liability to unique asset)
Israel’s role as a major force-multiplier for the US, is highlighted against the backdrop of European vacillation, the growing ineffectiveness of NATO (No Action Talk Only?) and the intensifying vulnerabilities of all pro-US Arab regimes.
Is the Palestinian ‘Issue’ the Crux of the Arab-Israeli Conflict?
Arab countries have showered Palestinians with a cuddling talk accompanied by a cold/negative walk
Are US International Agreements Carved in Stone?
'Deal of the Century' anyone?
Shavou’ot (Pentecost) Guide for the Perplexed, 2020
Chag Sameach!
The U.S. Israel Nexus: Chapter 2 – The Founding Fathers, Moses and the Bible
America's historic connection to Judaism and Jewish history
Watch: The U.S. Israel Nexus: Chapter 1 – Early Pilgrims and the Modern Day...
What are the secret bonds that connect America and Israel so strongly? How far back do these bonds go? Why is the Statue of Moses displayed in the U.S. Supreme Court? Take a few minutes. Enrich yourselves...
The V-Shaped US-Israel Saga
In the words of Admiral James Stavridis, former Supreme Commander of NATO: “Our best military partner in the region, by far, is Israel…. It truly is a case of two nations that are unarguably stronger together.”
What Makes the Palestinian Authority Run?
Western democracies experience suspension of disbelief, overlooking the Palestinian walk. They embrace the “screen-saving,” misleading Palestinian talk, and delude themselves that financial benefits might divert the Palestinian leadership from its real goal--eradicating the Jewish State.
1620-2020: the 400th Anniversary of the US-Israel Alliance
The Mayflower passengers were inspired by the Old Testament, referring to their departure from England as the “Modern Day Exodus;” the sailing across the Atlantic Ocean as the “Modern Day Parting of the Sea;” and the New World as the “Modern Day Promised Land” and the “New Israel.” They considered themselves the “Modern Day Chosen People.”
“The Deal of the Century” – a Perspective from the Middle East
All prior US peace plans crashed against the rocks of the Middle East. Is the 'Deal of the Century' consistent with the ruthlessly uncontrollable and unpredictable Middle East?
The 21st Century Israeli Economic Surge
These numbers don't lie
Israel’s Brain Power (Hightech) Features a Grand Decade
The past decade featured 587 exits, totaling $71BN. If follow-on deals are included, the total surges to $108BN.
Roots of Islamic terrorism run deep
Islamic terrorism has been a systematic feature of intra-Arab and intra-Muslim politics since the 7th century. Western democracies cannot expect it to be kinder to the infidel than it has been to believers.
Roots of anti-US Islamic Terrorism
Western democracies cannot expect Islamic terrorism to be kinder toward the “infidel” than it has been toward fellow “believers.”
Israel on the Golan Heights Benefits the USA
Israel’s control of the Golan Heights, just like its control of the mountain ridges of Judea and Samaria, has bolstered Israel’s posture of deterrence, extending the strategic hand of the US, with no need for additional US soldiers.
Israel in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) Advances US Interest
Israel’s control of the mountain ridges of Judea and Samaria highlights the synergy between the national security of the US and Israel
Domestic Energy Producers, the Middle East and Israel
America’s annual investment in Israel yields American taxpayers an annual rate of return of a few hundred percent, as well as enhancing U.S. national security.
Israel’s Jewish Demography Refutes Pessimism
While the world has accepted the official Palestinian population data, without examination/auditing, the Palestinian Authority has consistently inflated the size of its population in the following manner...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed
Yom Kippur aims at coalescing the entire Jewish public – not just observant Jews - around critical values