The Pakistani dilemma
In the current era of ideological polarization, throughout the West, the Right and the Left diverge on almost every issue....
Middle East
Iran’s Western enablers
Egypt's recent actions against Hizbullah operatives are a watershed event for understanding the nature of the threat that Iran constitutes...
Surviving in a post-American world
Like it or not, the United States of America is no longer the world's policeman. This was the message of...
Appeasing child killers
We were not supposed to see Shlomo Nativ's name in the newspapers. At least, we weren't supposed to know who...
Ending Israel’s conditional legitimacy
In the chanceries of Europe, the die has apparently been cast. The time has come to launch an all-out diplomatic...
Remembering Olmert’s true record
Last week's reports that during Operation Cast Lead Israel bombed truck convoys in Sudan transporting medium-ranged Fajr-3 missiles to Gaza...
Holding the line on Hamas
Once it is sworn into office, Israel's new government will immediately have to go on a diplomatic offensive. This month,...
Umm el-Fahm and liberal democracy
Tuesday's riots in Umm el-Fahm and the debate which accompanied them are emblematic of one of the greatest challenges facing...
Israel’s media star chambers
By any sane definition of armed conflict, Israel's counter terror operation in Gaza against Hamas in December and January was...
Hamas’s free lunch
Today Hamas stands on the cusp of international acceptance. It may take a week or a month or a year,...
Western funders misled: Fatah still refuses to recognize Israel, PA’s “recognition” only to receive international aid
When Western countries met last month to pledge billions of dollars in funding to the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority, they stressed...
Western funders misled: Fatah still refuses to recognize Israel, PA’s “recognition” only to receive international aid
When Western countries met last month to pledge billions of dollars in funding to the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority, they stressed...
Israel’s balance of delusion
A balance of delusion exists in Israeli politics between Left and Right. On the Left, we have leaders who, when...
Intelligence and the anti-Israel lobby
Ill winds are blowing out of Washington these days. On Thursday, The Washington Post headline blared, "Intelligence Pick Blames 'Israel...
Are you proud to be a leftist?
In an interview with Teheran Times two weeks ago, Norman Finklestein, the notorious Hizbullah and Hamas supporter and all-purpose anti-Semite,...
Soldiers of peace
Compare and contrast the following three events: At the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday, George...