What Freshman Members of Congress Should Learn on Their Trip to Israel
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} How does one reconcile this moral dilemma if you believe Israel has a right to exist as the home of the Jewish people but…
The Question Israel’s Leaders Ask Every Day: Will Tomorrow be Too Late?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} Critics of any pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities rightly claim that Israel cannot totally destroy the Iranian nuclear program. But that misses the…
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…
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…
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?…
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…
What are the American and Israeli Challenges in the Middle East Now?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} America should be very concerned about the outcome that may emerge later this summer as a result of the recent Iraqi election. People who…
Will There be War in Israel this Summer?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} Today there are upwards of 150,000 missiles in Hezbollah’s arsenal, enough to overwhelm every layer of Israel’s missile shield, capable of targeting any location…
Is Fighting for Israel at the U.N. Worth the Effort?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} A current exhibit at the United Nations presented by the Israeli mission includes a newly found 2,700-year-old First Temple seal in ancient Hebrew –…