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…
Will America Reevaluate Ties with Turkey as Part of Middle East Vision?
Will America Reevaluate Ties with Turkey as Part of Middle East Vision? Does the administration also realize that Turkey under Erdogan is no different from the Muslim Brotherhood’s ideology that…
Cautionary Tales: Sound Strategies in the Levant
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} What can Israelis and Americans learn from the past, even acknowledging that fighting the last war is a prescription for poor policy going forward?…
Khashoggi Affair Forces US to Reevaluate its Saudi Relationship
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} So which is it? Is Saudi Arabia an indispensable American ally, or is it less indispensable now that America is oil independent? The Khashoggi…
HOW ISRAEL’S CHOICES FOR GAZA AFFECT AMERICAN PLANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
{Previously published in the Jerusalem Post} According to Avi Issacharoff writing in The Times of Israel, Israel has already lost the Fourth Gaza War. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar “has not…
AFTER PITTSBURGH, TIME TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT ANTISEMITISM TODAY
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} After Pittsburgh, it seems that the pendulum has swung and Jews fear that America has changed. For years I have given talks at universities,…
Is America ready for Iran’s plans in Jordan and Lebanon?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} America is safer and the world functions better when America is engaged throughout the world. Every time America tries to pivot its foreign policy…
Will Trump’s Iran Sanctions be Weaker than Obama’s?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} The intelligence community’s rationale for allowing Iran to remain part of SWIFT is that it allows them to track Iran’s finances internationally. Last spring…
America Needs a Syria Policy to Avoid a Regional Conflagration
{Previously published in the Jerusalem Post} Trump has put America in a position of strength by withdrawing from the JCPOA and re-imposing sanctions. According to Steven Cook of the Council…