The Senate’s Role in Military and International Affairs
{Previously published by the JNS} U.S. President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes late last week in eastern Syria against the Iranian-controlled militias, Kata’ib Hezbollah and Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada. This was in…
A Cold Egyptian-Israeli Peace Undermines Both Culture and Security
by Marwa Maziad and Eric Mandel {Previously published in The National Security Magazine} Recently, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet in Egypt for…
A Return to the Iran Nuclear Deal Would Increase the Chances of War
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Report} For the third time in 2021, the US recently flew B-52 bombers along the Iranian coast, in what The Wall Street Journal called “a…
Will Riyadh, Manama be Iran’s next targets?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} It has been seven years since an Iranian member of parliament, who reportedly was close to the Supreme Leader, claimed Iran already controlled four…
Republicans Should Insist Biden Submit the JCPOA as a Treaty to the Senate
{Previously published by the JNS} The Obama-Biden administration claimed in 2015 that the Iran nuclear deal—the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA—was a non-binding agreement requiring only executive action.…
After Abbas; The Coming War of Palestinian Succession
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Report, the magazine of The Jerusalem Post} The advantage of a new year is that it offers us an opportunity to understand better the previous…
Democratic Think Tanks on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
{Previously published by The JNS} If you want to know what the incoming Biden administration thinks about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, read the analysis of Democratic think tanks. A new report…
A Public Service: Dissecting a ‘NYT’ Article on Israel
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Report (The Magazine of The Jerusalem Post} At first glance, the New York Times news article “For Netanyahu and Israel, Trump’s Gifts Kept on Coming”…
Thoughts on Yesterday’s Capitol Riots
I did something yesterday afternoon that I never thought was possible. I was interviewed by a foreign media outlet* that asked me to explain why rioters entered the Capitol of…
Normalizations Must Be Nurtured and Act as a Model for Other Nations
{Previously published in The Israel Gulf Report} During a visit to Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, and Dubai two years ago, it became clear to me that the people and leadership of…