Read More
Extreme Rhetoric in NYC Houses of Worship for "Religion of Peace"
Iran is very notably inferior to its enemies in the realm of conventional military and intelligence operations.
Despite Israel picking off senior Hamas leaders and destroying much of its infrastructure, Sinwar still lives, and he controls the fate of dozens of hostages still alive in Gaza.
Israel's ability to take advantage of Haniyeh's visit to Iran is a clear message, not only to Hamas leaders, but to the Iranian regime itself.
Israel Must Act Now or Risk Being Bled to Death by Its Enemies
After a short pause for the Islamic Eid al-Adha holiday, the Iranian proxy Hezbollah is now back to launching rockets and drones at targets on the Israeli side of the border on a daily basis.
These are the latest incidents in the undeclared conflict taking place between Lebanese Hezbollah and Israel since October 8, 2023. This conflict, which began, of course, in the wake of Hamas's October 7 attacks, is of major dimensions and involves near-daily clashes.
The Iranian drone and missile attacks of 13 April brought less drama for many in Jerusalem than one might have imagined. War brings with it the disappearance of expectations of daily continuity, or of a reasonable and logical sequence of events.
Everyone in UNRWA knew and lied, just as everyone in Gaza knew
Biden's threat to recognize a Palestinian state derives from his personal dislike of Netanyahu
It would be a mistake to ignore the simmering tensions in the area south of Jerusalem.
This leads us to consider a military solution to the problem with Hezbollah. Simply put, the IDF will have to fight and defeat them
And still, it can now be stated clearly, the IDF is winning its war in Gaza. In the course of the past two weeks, the signs have become increasingly clear.
Three or Four, Now That's More Realistic
The main action in which the Iran-led militias are engaged at present is the ongoing campaign of harassment of US forces in the country.
At present, it appears that Hamas regards the presence of the hostages as a tool by which it can itself place pressure on Israel to limit the scope and timing of the offensive.
The poll, the widest and most in-depth on the Israeli public's attitudes towards issues relating to the war on Israel
Should a second front be opened up in Lebanon, by contrast, the implications would go far beyond Israel, Gaza, or indeed the Levant area.
AMP's executive director Osama Abuirshaid implied at an Oct. 13, 2023, rally in Washington, DC, that those who stand with Israel are "animals" who "don't deserve to be called humans."
U.S. Policy Options in Light of Hamas's Invasion of Israel
What is the current Israeli interest in Syria, and what should Israel be seeking from allies and partners in terms of the diplomacy on Syria?
There is a big carrot for everyone, yet the question remains if such carrots will manage to carry through the three parties through a very complex negotiation process.
Although the U.S. administration has abandoned the idea of disabusing Iran of its nuclear ambitions, Israel will pursue its national interest in preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Coates saw graduates of Middle East studies programs "who were just utterly convinced of things that were not true" at that time, even if they were true years earlier.
Soviet anti-Zionist books published in Arabic and Persian spread their pernicious influence across the Middle East.
Jerusalem's International Challenges
ISRAEL AND MOROCCO SHOULD RECOGNIZE WHAT THE OTHER NEEDS FOR DEVELOPMENT, PROSPERITY AND SECURITY, AND HOW THEY CAN EACH CONTRIBUTE FOR STABILITY IN THE REGION.
A decade ago, Sudan formed part of Iran's pathway to Israel and influence in Africa, and was in cooperation with Sunni Islamist and jihadi forces. This situation has now been reversed.
Time to End a Century of Rejecting Israel
Coals to Newcastle
WHY WOULD A REPUTABLE BRITISH SCHOLAR GO TO SUCH LENGTHS TO DISSEMBLE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF ISLAM ON BRITAIN'S GREATEST WRITER?
Muslim leaders should state unequivocally that killing a non-Muslim is as much a crime as killing a Muslim.
On many occasions, war is necessary and can actually prevent even greater catastrophe.
Biden's gross miscalculation came only a few weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Western displays of submissive respect for Islam have not led to the cessation of jihadi violence.
Why would American Muslims for Palestine fight so desperately to settle Muslims in a nation it considers deeply oppressive?
Israeli Arabs increasingly "reject Israel's continued existence as a Jewish state."
Recognition by Muslims that Muhammad is "MORE LEGEND than historical figure" would help facilitate a much-needed Islamic reformation
UNRWA spent four times as much on each Palestinian "refugee" in 2016 as the UNHCR spent on any refugee elsewhere in the world.
Obama's obsession with multilateralism provided handy scapegoats to be blamed for potential failures.
"The hard work of engaging with this region and the people in it doesn't fit on a bumper sticker."
"There will be no separate peace between Israel and the Arab world," Kerry predicted.
The U.S.-Israeli relationship already has many of the characteristics of a formal alliance.
The raid involved astonishing audacity, precise and pinpoint intelligence, great courage, and professional military skills of the highest order. It remains a subject of study at military institutes across the world.
{Reposted from the MEF website} Gerald Steinberg, founder and president of NGO Monitor, a policy analysis think tank focusing on non-governmental organizations, spoke to participants in a June 8 Middle East Forum webinar (video) about the European Union's funding of Palestinian NGOs affiliated to terrorist organizations. The EU grants around two to three billion Euros […]
Islamists are exploiting the Black Lives Matter movement to bring attention to their anti-Israel agenda. Yet, many of these same pro-Palestinian activists have ignored or contributed to a culture of casual anti-black racism.
There are two main forms of political organization in the Middle East: tribes and pre-modern states.
While everyone shares outrage about the death of George Floyd, no good can come of romanticizing and mimicking Palestinian “resistance.”
Eradicating honor-based violence "require[s] mass education [and] consistent law enforcement."
Anti-Semitism has been a fundamental part of Islamic culture for more than a millennium.
Netanyahu bought the continuation of his rule at a very high price.
President Trump's peace plan helps rid the Palestinian leadership of its irredentist hopes
It might be easier to support WHD if it encouraged women to wear what they like, and men to mind their own business.
Secretary Pompeo's announcement makes unofficial State Department policy official.
The Jewish refugees from the Middle East know the truth: Only a sovereign people seen as invincible and indestructible are secure in this region.
Balfour paved the way for the birth of a Jewish state. Trump should do the same for the Kurds.
It should surprise no one that Trump has drawn closer to Iran's primary rival, Saudi Arabia.
MESA teaches the narrative that Israel is a colonialist state, which dispossessed an indigenous Arab population with Jewish Holocaust survivors, and now tramples on all Arab fundamental human rights. Furthermore, it follows that Israel's "occupation" is the root cause of terrorism and instability in the region.
Academe is largely hostile to the state of Israel, and while some Israel studies programs are legitimate scholarly enterprises, others function as credentialed venues for promoting hostility to Israel
Before it became a UN cliché, “disproportionate force” was how wars were won. Unconditional surrender was once the goal of war. Half-hearted warfare is precisely what the UN wants to impose on Israel.
Trump must put the Palestinians on notice - there will be no more weakness, no more concessions.
The old adage that failure to support UNRWA and the Palestinian refugees would undermine Arab allies and lead to radicalization can no longer be taken seriously.
The Declaration's non-implementation notwithstanding, Talaat's original statement was extraordinary in two key respects concerning the Jews of then Palestine: the religious and the national.
The Taylor Force Act is an important first step in divesting from nearly a half-century of failed PLO leadership.
When did the Kotel become the holiest Jewish site? Historical evidence suggests that the Temple Mount was actually Judaism's "holy of holies," and that the Kotel's venerated position is a relatively late development with a more prosaic and even non-Jewish origin. Should these facts change the tenor of the debate about the Western Wall's future status?
The French mainstream media didn't mention the Halimi killing for two days and has been reluctant to call it an act of anti-Semitism


