Is Peaceful Regime Change in Iran Possible?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} According to the research of Harvard’s Erica Chenoweth, more than half of nonviolent revolutions are successful, as long as more than 3.5% of the…
Reclaiming the Language of Human Rights to Advance Peace in the Middle East
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} While speaking in Europe last week on political Islamism, the Iran agreement, and American national security interests in the Middle East, I continually emphasized…
Will Trump’s Peace Plan Learn the Lessons of Oslo?
How specific will they be in their suggestions? Yossi Beilin deserves credit for the great idea of Birthright trips for young Jewish-American adults. However, despite his good intentions, his Oslo…
Defining Israel’s Security Parameters: Debating the Wisdom or Harm of Annexation
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} The debate ignited by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call to extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria (West Bank), coming on the eve…
In Re-electing Netanyahu, Israelis Chose Stability
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Telegraphic Agency} (JTA) — After the smoke clears from this contentious Israeli election, which amounted to a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s tenure, it…
Israel in the Crosshairs of 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
{Previously published in the Jerusalem Post} This year’s AIPAC convention faced the growing divide between the traditional pro-Israel Democratic base, which is still in the majority, and its growing anti-Israel…
ANTISEMITISM: HOW WILL I KNOW IF I SEE IT?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} I was particularly struck by the profound concern and fear expressed by the high school-parents group, who shared with me a number of troubling…
WILL AMERICA LEAVE THE GULF AS CHINA AND RUSSIA GAIN INFLUENCE?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} Some claim that this is finally the time to extricate the US from the Persian Gulf, as it is now oil independent and the…
SPOTLIGHT ON MOSHE ‘BOGIE’ YA’ALON
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} I had a long discussion this week with Moshe Ya’alon. “Bogie” is a self-described defense hawk, whose strategic vision, especially regarding the dangers of…
AMERICAN JEWS AND THE UPCOMING ISRAELI ELECTION
But do American Jews know the difference between Bibi, Bogie, Benny and Bugie? {Previously published by The Jerusalem Post} Israelis will go to the polls this spring to cast their…