Biden’s visit to Israel and Middle East presents opportunities — and perils
Published on May 18, 2022 in The Hill. Photo: A view of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat, on March 10, 2022. An Israeli rights group says Israel has…
After the Ukraine invasion, energy security is paramount
Photo: Activists in morph suits protest against Russian energy imports by oil companies Shell,Aral and Esso after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in front of the Rhineland oil refineryin Cologne,…
Ukraine’s lesson: Dictators often mean what they say
Photo: Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and delegations wait for the start of a meeting…
Why Congress must vote on a new Iran nuclear deal
Photo: Talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume on Tuesday in Vienna The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, or INARA, passed in 2015 with bipartisan support, requires…
Does Qatar deserve to be a major US ally?
Photo: U.S. President Joe Biden on June 4, 2021. Source: POTUS/Facebook. Published on February 8, 2022 by JNS. This month, President Joe Biden said that he would be notifying Congress…
Strengthening Abraham Accords stabilizes the region
Published in the Jerusalem Post. Photo: PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and UAE Ambassador to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja shake hands during the opening ceremony of the Emirati Embassy in Tel Aviv…
Senator James Risch: Israel will resolve the Iranian nuclear issue
Photo: U.S. Sen. James Risch (R-Ida.). Credit: James Risch/Flickr. Published in JNS. In the estimation of U.S. Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho), the future of the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) “is…
Americans misunderstand Palestinian Arabs
Photo Source: Times of Israel Published in the December 13, 2021 issue of The Jerusalem Report. This fall, six Palestinian terrorists escaped from an Israeli prison. While the attention was…
Thoughts on Iran after speaking with Sen. James Risch
Published in JNS. Photo: Sen. James Risch, source: Britannica I recently spoke with the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. James Risch of Idaho. I asked him…
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…