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…
What should be done with UNRWA?
{Previously published by The Jerusalem Post} Hady Amr, former Obama State Department deputy special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, wrote in The Hill that the administration’s defunding of the United Nations…
What Palestinians Mean When They Talk About A ‘Two-State Solution’
{Previously Published by Forward.com} At a recent campaign-style rally, President Donald Trump said that Israel is going to have to pay a “higher price” in future negotiations for his recognition…
Is it still possible to distance Iraq from Iran?
Turkish-American relations are at an all-time low. Last year, American Enterprise Institute scholar Ken Pollack testified before the House Foreign Relations Committee, saying: “Every year since 2003, knowledgeable Americans have…
What to do about EU’s Pathological Relationship with Hezbollah
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} Europeans have criticized US President Donald Trump for distancing America from her traditional allies in NATO, while favoring his relationship with Russian President Vladimir…