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…
It’s the ‘hasbara,’ stupid: The new Israeli government must prioritize PR
Published in the August 19, 2021 issue of The Jerusalem Report. Israel has a national security blind spot. It is called effective public relations or, in Hebrew, hasbara. Israel does…
Just how dangerous is Iran to the world?
In this article: Using a Western mindset to understand Iran will be counterproductive Former UK PM Tony Blair: Iran is a state with an ideology, but more accurately should be…
Is Israel preparing for the inevitable civil war in the West Bank?
Published in The Hill. As President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken ponder how to entice the Palestinian Authority (PA) to negotiate with Israel, a far more significant problem…
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The return of ‘Zionism is Racism’
Published in The Jerusalem Report on July 12, 2021. In 1975, the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 3379, which “determine that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination.”…
The real reason America has never found common ground with Iran
The Iranian regime is a fundamentalist Twelver Shi’ite revolutionary movement of true believers whose mission is to spread their repressive understanding of Islam throughout the world. Published in JNS. Every…
Will Israel accept ‘half a loaf’ on Iran’s nuclear program?
Despite the election of a zealot as Iran’s new president, Iran and the United States likely will return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known as the JCPOA or…