i24 TV Interview: The War in Yemen
https://youtu.be/zSs6zA9J4h8 One of the theaters of conflict in the Middle East that gets little attention is the war in Yemen between the Iranian-sponsored Houthi rebels and the government-backed by Saudi…
New faces are needed to represent Israel’s image
Photo: K Ruth Wasserman Lande, Chairperson for the Parliamentary Caucus for Promoting the Abraham Accords, speaks at the 10th Annual Jerusalem Post Conference, October 12. 2021 (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE…
What a Difference Two Years Make in the Middle East- and it Affects US Security
Published in the Hill. Photo: Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter plane, Source: Sputnik News I recently traveled with unfettered access to Israel and the Palestinian territories for the first…
Misguided energy policy affects the Middle East and the world – opinion
Photo: Then-Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz (center) with his counterparts from Greece, Cyprus and the EU, and Italy’s minister of economic development, in Tel Aviv in 2017.(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS) Published…
The dangerous impotence of UNIFIL’s mission in Lebanon
Published in the Times of Israel. Lebanon is in economic freefall, and the sectarian tensions between Shiite, Sunni, Christian, and Druze have paralyzed the government. Lebanon’s true power, Hezbollah is…
Palestinian Authority Textbook Anti-Semitism and J Street
Dear MEPIN Readers, First, a belated happy and healthy New Year to my Jewish readers. In past years, far too many congregants worshipping in the more pluralistic branches of Judaism…
Afghanistan debacle upends Biden’s upcoming summit with Israel’s Bennett
What a difference a month makes. In July, Israel’s new prime minister, Naftali Bennett, met with his military, security and intelligence advisers to plan for his Aug. 26 summit with…
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…
America’s exit from the Middle East – analysis
Published in The Jerusalem Post. Walter Meed Russell, writing in The Wall Street Journal, sees the glass of America’s 20-year presence in the Middle East as half full. He believes…