In the News Interview on Iran Talks
My interview on the show “In the News” is about the next round of Iran nuclear talks in Vienna. It includes an extensive background on Iran and how we got…
Is containment an option regarding Iran?
Photo: Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani wait for the start of a meeting of the…
Moment Magazine Symposium: What should the role of American Jews be with respect to Israel today
Photo: Peace rally at Detroit Central High School, 1948, Moment Magazine Dear MEPIN Readers, It was a privilege to be asked to write for a symposium sponsored by Moment Magazine…
How worrisome is Iranian control of Iraq for the US?
PHOTO: The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo One reason Iran can play hardball…
Americans misunderstand Palestinian Arabs
Photo Source: Times of Israel Published in the December 13, 2021 issue of The Jerusalem Report. This fall, six Palestinian terrorists escaped from an Israeli prison. While the attention was…
i24 Interview: JCPOA Negotiations
Today’s interview is about the start of the seventh round of negotiations in Vienna between Iran and the other parties in the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA). The Iranians have humiliated…
New faces are needed to represent Israel’s image
Photo: K Ruth Wasserman Lande, Chairperson for the Parliamentary Caucus for Promoting the Abraham Accords, speaks at the 10th Annual Jerusalem Post Conference, October 12. 2021 (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE…
What a Difference Two Years Make in the Middle East- and it Affects US Security
Published in the Hill. Photo: Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter plane, Source: Sputnik News I recently traveled with unfettered access to Israel and the Palestinian territories for the first…
Note in Honor of Veterans Day
Dear MEPIN Readers, On this American Veterans Day, I want to honor my dad, Harold Mandel, who served and was injured in World War II. While stationed in occupied Japan,…
Thoughts on Iran after speaking with Sen. James Risch
Published in JNS. Photo: Sen. James Risch, source: Britannica I recently spoke with the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. James Risch of Idaho. I asked him…