Analysis: The Hamas-Fatah power struggle and what it means for Israel
Israel’s increased dealings with Hamas are rooted in a pragmatic policy that prioritizes an attainable truce over an unattainable peace.
August 29, 2018Analysis & Opinion
Opinion: Keeping the Golan – less talk, more action
While Israel is reportedly pressuring Washington to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, Jerusalem would be better served by creating realities on the ground that keep the Golan under Israeli sovereignty.
August 26, 2018
Opinion: Germany is Israel’s friend in words but not deeds
While Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas recently described Auschwitz as “the most horrible place on earth,” his nation supports relations with the Iranian regime, which threatens to wipe the Jewish state off the map.
August 24, 2018
Opinion: Plea to Gal Gadot
Gal Gadot's decision to play Lisa Howard should be used as an opportunity to reveal the evil of the Cuban regime.
August 22, 2018
Opinion: ‘Fauda’ and the two-state scenario
The obstacle to peace remains Palestinian ideology, not how many settlers can be evicted from their homes.
August 22, 2018
Analysis: What does the rise of Jeremy Corbyn mean for Israel?
Under the leadership of Britain’s opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, anti-Semitism and hatred of Israel has increasingly become mainstream in the UK's left-leaning Labour party.
August 21, 2018
Opinion: Abbas’s responsibility for Gaza crisis
The President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, is directly responsible for the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza.
August 21, 2018
Opinion: The future of European Jewry
Jews throughout Europe are clearly facing harassment and physical attacks unseen since World War II.
August 15, 2018
Opinion: UN enables Hamas war machine
A ceasefire may sound like a good idea, but in Gaza it sends a message to terrorist factions that bombardment of Israel is rewarded with economic and humanitarian projects funded by the UN.
August 14, 2018
Opinion: Vietnam and Israel – the first 25 years
Twenty-five years after formalizing diplomatic relations, Israel and Vietnam have a strong potential for further economic and political benefit.
August 14, 2018
Opinion: Israel’s nation-state law is not discriminatory
The nation-state law does nothing to damage the equality of Israel’s non-Jewish citizens. Introducing civil liberties into debate over the law effectively implies recognition of Israel as a binational state.
August 12, 2018
Opinion: The UN shares the blame for Hamas’ bloodshed
Instead of serving as a moderating factor in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the UN is a co-conspirator with Hamas against Israel.
August 12, 2018
Opinion: Hamas Blackmail, Media Silence
Most sad of all is that because of the refusal of the international media to highlight human rights violations by Hamas, the Palestinians will suffer even more.
August 9, 2018
Opinion: The absence of an Israeli voice in Arabic media
With the Arab media spectrum catering to Palestinians controlled by propaganda and indoctrination broadcasts, Israel must fill the gap, particularly now as the situation in Gaza escalates and relations with the Palestinian Authority deteriorates.
August 7, 2018
Opinion: A dying tree in England – Labour Party is on verge of uprooting Jewish legitimacy, safety
Repeated vandalism of a tree planted as a Holocaust memorial symbolizes the precarious situation of Jews in England.
August 7, 2018
Opinion: What makes Israel different from other nation-states?
The real racism is denying the Jewish people the same right of national self-determination that Arabs, Norwegians, Czechs and Japanese take for granted.
July 31, 2018
Opinion: Japan has important role in Middle East but must clarify it
The Japanese Foreign Ministry often seems at odds with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to improve ties with Israel.
July 30, 2018
Opinion: When Jewish children were the ones being separated from their parents
In a different era, when Jewish children were the ones being separated from their parents, it was the opponents of immigration who protested.
July 25, 2018
Opinion: Do facts matter? Millennials idolize Ocasio-Cortez
What’s troubling is that Ocasio-Cortez is idolized by a sizable portion of young people and appears to be on the fast-track to becoming a major fixture in the Democratic party.
July 19, 2018
Opinion: A tale of two meetings – Netanyahu, Putin and Trump
Israel is uniquely positioned to strike a deal with Russia regarding Iran's future involvement in Syria.
July 12, 2018
Opinion: Shunning and shaming in the age of Trump
If you care about democracy and the future of America, try to tolerate and listen to friends whose ideas offend you.
July 6, 2018
Opinion: Why IfNotNow’s half-baked anti-Zionism appeals to my millenial peers
Jewish millennials my age have acquiesced to the half-baked scenarios presented by the radical left-wing group IfNotNow. Here's why. By: Noah Phillips IfNotNow activists have strategically branded themse...
July 5, 2018
Opinion: The question of dual loyalty among diaspora Jews
Is the label of dual loyalty is accurate, and if so, is there something intrinsically wrong with a plurality of affiliations or sympathies?
July 5, 2018
Analysis: The royal visit to Israel and the Sunni front against Iran
Prince William’s arrival to Israel is a visual manifestation of increasingly converging strategic interests between London, Jerusalem and key Sunni Arab states against Iran’s expansionism.
June 29, 2018
Why Iranian Chants of ‘Death to Israel’ Became ‘Death to Palestine’
The slogans 'Death to America and 'Death to Israel' have been replaced with the spontaneous slogans 'Death to Palestine,' 'Help us, not Gaza' and 'Leave Syria alone and deal with Iran.'
June 28, 2018
Analysis: Why Netanyahu opposes a bill against Palestinian funding of terror
The PM attempted to block a bill that would stop the transfer of funds to the PA as long as it funds terrorists. Why?
June 27, 2018
WIN Analysis: Abbas’s self-defeating rejectionism
The Palestinian political leadership is in a major crisis, largely due to its own intransigence.
June 26, 2018
Obituary: Why we needed Charles Krauthammer
'As a proud American and as a proud son of the Jewish people, you harnessed your formidable intellect to defend liberty and the Jewish state,' Netanyahu wrote.
June 24, 2018
Opinion: Amy Schumer, ‘Breaking the Glass’ and Jerusalem
When Chris Fischer and actress Amy Schumer married in a Malibu beach ceremony earlier this year, they included the ancient Jewish ritual known as 'the breaking of the glass.'
June 18, 2018
Opinion: Israel and Austria – a pragmatic alliance
It would be politically foolish to give a cold shoulder to an emerging European ally like Austria.
June 16, 2018
WIN Analysis: Religious and secular clash within IDF upper echelon
Religious high-ranking officers have been passed up for promotion on the backdrop of an ongoing cultural war playing out within the IDF.
June 12, 2018
Analysis: The Pyongyang-Tehran-Gaza City axis
It's no coincidence that North Korea's foreign minister stood up for the Islamic Republic and the Hamas Islamists who control Gaza Strip.
June 11, 2018
Analysis: Jews paying price for Germany’s immigration policy
The brutal murder of a German-Jewish girl reminded Germans that their immigration policy is at odds with the fight against anti-Semitism and the defense of liberal values.
June 10, 2018
Opinion: Renewing Iran sanctions is catalyst for regime change
Hitting the Islamic Republic in the pocket might be exactly what it takes to improve the average Iranian's situation and bolster stability in the region.
May 31, 2018
Analysis: Israel’s Left veers to the Right
The moderate Israeli Left seems to have reached the conclusion that they must jettison classic leftwing positions and associations to remain politically relevant.
May 29, 2018
Analysis: Israel is splitting Europe
The deep divisions within Europe present unique possibilities for Washington and Jerusalem.
May 28, 2018
Opinion: Where are Turkish-Israeli relations heading?
Ironically, Israel now has better relations with the Arab Egyptian regime than with non-Arab Turkey.
May 18, 2018
Hamas’ distorted ‘Gaza death toll’ logic
The macabre logic of Israel's detractors is to ignore context and facts and focus only on the body count.
May 17, 2018
What does a US embassy in Jerusalem mean for Israel?
President Donald Trump has kept a major campaign promise by moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, but how will this action affect the Jewish state?
May 16, 2018
Whose side will Putin take in the Israel-Iran conflict?
How does the conflict between Jerusalem and Tehran fit into Moscow’s overall interests in Syria?
May 15, 2018
Does Trump have Israel’s back?
If Iran decides to escalate the conflict with more attacks on Israel, will Trump have Israel’s back?
May 11, 2018
Expert: Iranian leadership ‘quaking in its boots’
When Iranians fear they could suffer direct retaliation, they usually cower. The US and Israel should act accordingly.
May 6, 2018
What is the future of Israeli-Japanese relations?
Relations between Tokyo and Jerusalem have been complex due to Japan's conflicting interests.
May 5, 2018
Analysis: Trump’s 3 conditions for fixing Iran nuclear deal now imperative
The Mossad's coup has turned Trump's three proposals into three imperatives, not just to the Europeans, but also to the two other states involved in the deal: Russia and China.
May 4, 2018
Analysis: European doublespeak on Abbas
Why did the Germans and the European Union suddenly discover Abbas’ anti-Semitism?
May 3, 2018
What impact will Israel’s stunning revelations on Iran have on the nuclear deal?
Netanyahu dropped a massive intelligence bomb. What effect will it have on the Iran nuclear deal?
May 1, 2018
Analysis: Iran has few options to avenge Syria strikes
Iran has few ways to retaliate against Israel, with its leaders preoccupied with unrest at home and the impending collapse of the nuclear deal abroad.
May 1, 2018
Israel braces for a tense May
Israel is facing several explosive dates in the coming month. Will it be faced by a multi-front war?
April 29, 2018
Are Israel and Iran heading to war?
Iran’s preference for proxy wars stems from the Islamic Republic’s inferior military capabilities, preferring to avoid direct confrontations.
April 27, 2018
Analysis: US Rejection of Term ‘Occupied Territories’ Brings Peace Closer
Israel is not an 'occupier.' Nor was it established as a 'haven for refugees from the Holocaust.'
April 26, 2018
Opinion: An open letter to Natalie Portman
A Montreal Jew tells Portman that her decision to refuse the prestigious Genesis Prize was 'very wrong.'
April 24, 2018
Assassination in Malaysia struck a heavy blow to Hamas
Even though it’s not clear to the Gazan public which projects engineer al-Batsch was involved in, the mood in Gaza indicates that his assassination has affected Hamas' operations and morale.
April 24, 2018
Truth finishes last at Hamas ‘Press Office’
Hamas wants journalists to show only one side of the story by solely focusing on Israel's response to the violent demonstrations, not on what triggered the response.
April 19, 2018
Israel: 70 Years of Success Against All Odds
In just seven decades, the Jewish people rebuilt their ancestral homeland, transforming it into a thriving democracy and thwarting the onslaught of internal and external attacks on its sovereignty.
April 18, 2018
Stuck in strategic stalemate, Hamas uses Gaza border protests to pressure Israel
Hamas' 'March of Return,' which defies its 'peaceful' billing and is in fact quite violent, has placed the Palestinian issue back on the world stage. With the Jewish state standing firm, Hamas is failing.
April 17, 2018
US bombing of Syria – mission accomplished?
While one must not underestimate the savagery of Assad, his regional and global destabilizing impact is dwarfed by the impact of the ferociously tectonic Ayatollahs.
April 17, 2018
Jewish national freedom comes at a price
Yom Hazikaron serves as a reminder that national freedom is a precious commodity that must be vigorously defended.
April 17, 2018
Israel and Russia: Friends or foes in Syria?
Putin and Netanyahu have built a relationship based on mutual understanding if not agreement. How does Syria fit in?
April 16, 2018
Pondering the ‘German Problem’ after Holocaust Remembrance Day
An examination of Germany's relationship with the Palestinians, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and its own sizable Muslim population raises more questions than it answers.
April 11, 2018
Syria: Fighting over the corpse
Syria has reverted to its prior status as space across which the competing interests of bigger empires and armies are played out.
April 10, 2018