Analysis & Opinion

Jordan's King Abdullah II

Analysis: From Amman to Jerusalem

Rather than heeding Abdullah’s threats of violence, Trump can tell him to prevent that violence by ending his media’s antisemitic incitement.
December 4, 2017
Mahmoud Abbas

Analysis: Abbas’ security doubletalk

It is far from lost on the PA that security coordination with Israel is what stands between a very hungry Hamas and Abbas served up on toast for breakfast.
July 25, 2017
Abbas at UNESCO

Analysis: UNESCO supports terror

The UNESCO resolutions denying the Jewish ties to the Holy Land are being interpreted by many Palestinians as a green light to pursue their 'armed struggle' to 'liberate Palestine.'
July 12, 2017
ISIS threat

Is radical Islam horrifying the West into paralysis?

With policies dictated by the fear of negative media images spread across the world, the West's decision-making is susceptible to appeasement, censorship and retreat to avoid facing the horrible reality and fighting it head on.
July 5, 2017
Palestinian protest supporting Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike

Palestinians: Hunger Strike or Smokescreen?

Barghouti's hunger strike is completely unrelated to conditions in Israeli prisons. Rather, it is directly linked to a power struggle within the Palestinian leadership.
April 20, 2017
Holocaust film

Who killed the Holocaust?

While it remains to be seen whether the Holocaust has lost its luster around Hollywood, it is increasingly being recruited to promote a series of progressive causes.
April 18, 2017
US navy attack on Syria

US action against genocide: A brief guide

Trump’s missile strike against Syria inaugurates a new chapter in the long and controversial history of American responses—and sometimes non-responses—to mass murder around the world.
April 10, 2017
Tehran anti-US protest

Is Iran a Paper Tiger?

Iranian officials often boast about their military technology advancements and call for the destruction of Israel, yet these claims might ring hollow.
March 30, 2017
Trump on Settlements

Will that be one state or two?

The importance of Trump's remarks is that the US objective is to make a peace agreement rather than to create a Palestinian state.
February 20, 2017