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…
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…