i24TV News: One Year of the Abraham Accords
The first anniversary of the Abraham Accords is a time for celebration and concern. The celebration is because the unthinkable happened. Arab states developed warm diplomatic relations with Israel before…
Why America should care about Israel’s ‘War Between the Wars’
Most Americans are unaware of the phrase “War Between the Wars.” It describes Israel’s low-grade war with Iran, Hezbollah and Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria to stop Iran from…
Palestinian Authority Textbook Anti-Semitism and J Street
Dear MEPIN Readers, First, a belated happy and healthy New Year to my Jewish readers. In past years, far too many congregants worshipping in the more pluralistic branches of Judaism…
The Taliban Takeover
Published in The Jerusalem Report on September 13, 2021. Score one for Sunni Jihadism. Twenty years after 9/11 and two years after America’s victory over ISIS, another Islamist caliphate has…
Withdrawal can’t sweep away terrorists or their ambitions
Published in the Jerusalem Post on August 26, 2021. by Eric R. Mandel The 24/7 coverage of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan has neglected to focus on four key points that…
Afghanistan debacle upends Biden’s upcoming summit with Israel’s Bennett
What a difference a month makes. In July, Israel’s new prime minister, Naftali Bennett, met with his military, security and intelligence advisers to plan for his Aug. 26 summit with…
The flight of the human-rights warriors from Afghanistan and Iran
Published by JNS. The leading proponents of the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan were liberals and progressives, including supposed interventionists like Joe Biden. Eric R. Mandel(August 23, 2021 /…
A way to end the long ‘Middle East Winter’
by Dr. Eric R. Mandel Published in The Hill. Ten years ago, the Arab Spring gave hope to people of the Middle East that they could take more control of…
Should the West support the Lebanese army to counterweight Hezbollah?
Written with Sarit Zehavi for the Jerusalem Post. Lebanon is on the verge of collapse. There is little reason to believe the latest attempt to form a government will be…