America
El-Sayed win puts Democrats and pro-Israel voters at a crossroads - opinion
Abdul El-Sayed’s election may be necessary to convince AIPAC and Israeli leaders that they have a serious problem, and kissing Trump’s narcissistic ring isn’t working.
Israel’s close ties with Trump cannot replace strategic independence - opinion
Israeli citizens abroad still have a stake in Israel and its future - opinion
The E1 area: The strategic link between Jerusalem and Israel’s eastern border - opinion
Durban helped turn anti-Zionism into a global movement - opinion
As Israel-bashing becomes trendy, it’s worth asking: how much of this satanic and pathetic pile-on is cheap virtue signaling or manipulation by outside forces?
China’s quiet rise in the Middle East’s new power struggle - opinion
The new Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan alliance signals a shifting Middle East – and China may be the biggest winner as regional powers seek new security partners.
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz leverage is fading as global oil keeps flowing - opinion
Hormuz was Iran’s best card, and it’s already been played and lost. What remains is a regime running out of money, running out of allies, and running out of time.
Iran’s powerful militia network could expand war - opinion
For the foreseeable future, Iran can continue to rely on this substantial external military power to bolster its own military capacity.
US Southern Command strike kills two alleged narco-terrorists in Eastern Pacific
"Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking. The operation killed two narco-terrorists," SOUTHCOM said in a post on X/Twitter.
In his desperate search for a Middle East victory, Trump confuses tactics with strategy - opinion
Hardly a day goes by without Iran thumbing its nose at Trump, declaring that Tehran, not Washington, controls the international waterway of the Strait of Hormuz.
After the elections, Israel must repair the damage Netanyahu did to its US alliance - opinion
After decades of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the helm, a new government must immediately begin the process of repairing the damage caused.
The Middle East’s ‘peace architecture’ may be giving rise to an anti-Israel bloc - opinion
Instead of building peace, we are building a system in which Israel's enemies keep their weapons while Israel's friends gain the power to tell Israel when it may use its own.
The end of the ‘Goldene Medina’ - opinion
Antisemitism is the fundamental trigger of hostility to Israel and not vice versa, nor is the latter primarily a consequence of the political character of whichever Israeli government...
SNAFU on the Potomac: Trump, Iran, and the dysfunction in Washington - opinion
The incumbents will swear they’ve been working diligently for you, but it is all the others who’ve made the mess. Most citizens will agree on the need for change but then send in the same old clowns.