The PLO’s desperate defenders
By most accounts, the Fatah-Hamas unity deal signing ceremony Wednesday was a grand affair. Hamas terror-chief Khaled Mashaal jetted in...
Egypt
Obama’s altruistic foreign policy
If only in the interest of intellectual hygiene, it would be refreshing if the Obama administration would stop ascribing moral...
Turkey’s cautionary tale
Today's Turkey is a cautionary tale for the West. But Western leaders are loath to consider its lessons. Ever since...
The Syrian spring
Amidst the many dangers posed by the political conflagration now engulfing the Arab world, we are presented with a unique...
America’s descent into strategic dementia
The US's new war against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is the latest sign of its steady regional decline. In media...
A win-win plan for Netanyahu
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is stuck between a diplomatic rock and a political hard place. And his chosen means of...
Women’s surprising defenders
Every few months, we are presented with media reports about Jewish women rescued from their Muslim husbands in the Palestinian...
The new Middle East
A new Middle East is upon us and its primary beneficiary couldn't be happier. In a speech Monday in the...
Playing Israel’s good hand
On Wednesday night, Israelis received our first taste of the new Middle East with the missile strikes on Beersheba. Iran's...
Obama’s devastatingly mixed signals
For better or worse, each passing day the Middle East is becoming more unstable. Regimes that have clung to power...
Lara Logan and the media rules
Among the least analyzed aspects of the Egyptian revolution has been the significance of the widespread violence against the foreign...
Muslim Brotherhoods Endgame? Qaradawi Returns to Egypt
It was nearly surreal to be a veteran Ikhwan-watcher yesterday. The Drudge Report ran a headline feature from Der Spiegel...
The legacy of a teetering peace
One of the first casualties of the Egyptian revolution may very well be Egypt's peace treaty with Israel. The Egyptian...
Douglas Murray on Democracy & Dangers in Egypt
HERZLIYA, ISRAEL– I’m at the 11th annual conference on Israel’s national security at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzlyia, a...
Yoav Galant’s depressing defeat
As the threats against Israel mount from all directions, the job of the IDF Chief of General Staff is becoming...
Friend of Shariah
Like ordinary folks, presidents of the United States are known by the company they keep. It is a test of...