Russia, China preparing to eliminate our reserve currency status
Recently, at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing, dignitaries from around the world gathered to promote greater...
Alex VanNess
Alex VanNess is a fellow at the Endowment for Middle East Truth and formerly served as the director of the Middle East Peace and Security Policy at the Center for Security Policy. In the past, Mr. VanNess worked as an Intern for Congressman Doug Lamborn and then later as a member of staff for Congressman Tom McClintock of California. His articles have appeared in The American Thinker, Breitbart News, The Washington Examiner, and The Daily Caller, where he writes extensively on U.S. defense spending, the U.S./Israel strategic relationship, and the existential threats posed by Islamic fundamentalism. Alex holds a degree in Political Science and Peace & Conflict Studies from Wayne State University, and has studied Jewish Law and Philosophy at Shor Yoshuv Rabbinical College in New York.
Fatah Praises Baby Killer
On Wednesday in Jerusalem a Palestinian terrorist drove his car into a crowded light rail station, injuring several people and...
Pro-ISIS graffiti in Washington, DC
While walking down the street in Washington DC, just north of DuPont Circle, I happened across some interesting graffiti on...
How Hamas Can Claim Victory After Operation Protective Edge
Last month, following a 50-day war, Israel and the terrorist group Hamas reached a truce. Even though the Palestinians in...
A blind eye to homeland threats
Last month, the United Kingdom raised their terrorism threat level from "substantial" to "severe." The Australian government followed suit by...
Controversial DHS Official Resigns
Recently, controversial Homeland Security official Mohammed Elibiary announced on twitter that he has resigned as Senior Fellow from the Homeland...
Russia’s energy hegemony
Recently, NATO officials announced that Russian tanks and armored vehicles have charged into the southern Ukraine, which is held by...
Stop mowing the grass
A rickety cease-fire has been reached in Gaza and Egyptian officials are despairingly attempting to broker a long-term comprehensive truce...
The BDS Movement’s History of Dishonesty
For many, the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement began in 2005. This movement calls for the economic, cultural, and academic...
Keep Rafah closed
Over the past few weeks of escalated violence between Israel and Hamas, several ceasefire plans emerged in an effort to end the hostilities. Hamas,...
Old-Fashioned Jew Hatred Is Back
As the violence between Israel and Hamas escalates, anti-Semitism fills Internet boards and in some cases, it spills out on...
Sticks and Stones Break Bones
Hamas has decided to perpetrate a third Intifada after the Israeli Defense Force conducted an extensive house-to-house search in Hebron,...
Funding ‘Moderate’ Syrian Opposition is the Wrong Choice for America
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a Syrian opposition group which broke away from al-Qaeda has seized a...
Here comes the Third Intifada against Israel — Will Obama cut off U.S. aid to the perpetrators?
It has been two weeks since Palestinian terrorists kidnapped Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaer and Naftali Frankel as they were on their way...
Where’s Israel’s Hashtag, Mr. President?
Hashtag activism has become a staple of the Obama administration’s foreign policy toolbox. While many view hashtag campaigns as a...
The Myth of a Hamas “Technocrat”
Recently, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a new unity government that incorporates ministers appointed by Hamas. By law, U.S....