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/
Israel’s Economy Praised by the Economist Intelligence Unit
Continued strength of the Israeli economy
US-Israel Ties: Unique 400-year-old Foundation
The 400 year old ideological, moral, cultural, religious and historical foundations of the US have enriched the US-Israel saga,
Prof. Bernard Lewis – Unique Realism on the Islamic Threat
Prof. Bernard Lewis - who passed away this week-wrote extensively on the clear, present and lethal Islamic threat to Western democracies.
Lag Ba’Omer: Guide for the Perplexed, 2018
Happy Lag Ba’Omer and PLEASE BE CAREFUL with your bonfire.
Passover Guide for the Perplexed, 2018
Wishing all a Happy Passover!
Demographic Time Bomb? Mistaken or Misleading!
Israel’s demographic surge – quantitatively and qualitatively – is bolstering the size of Israel’s future
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