Recap of my recent visit to Israel, Dec. 2023
On the Israeli-Lebanese Border in Margaliot in the Upper Galilee December 29, 2023 Dear MEPIN Readers, I recently returned from Israel, meeting with frontline soldiers and elite units, visiting the…
Taking lessons from Israel’s war on Hamas
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a Hanukkah reception at the White House earlier this month. Biden proudly calls himself a Zionist, and it should not be taken for…
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The US should not condition or end military aid to Israel
Published August 10 in The Jerusalem Post The Iron Dome air defense missile systems is seen during operational trials conducted following the conclusion of Operation Shield and Arrow on May…
The challenge of inherent bias for political debates in America and Israel
Photo: (From left) US Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt; the Second Gentleman of the United States Douglas Emhoff; US Ambassador to Germany Amy Gutmann; the Federal…
Diplomacy between Saudi Arabia and Iran could isolate and constrain Israel
Published in The Hill on March 21, 2023. Suppose the Israeli defense establishment, the prime minister, and the inner security cabinet decide that Iran’s uranium enrichment at 84 percent, close…
Webinar Sep. 21 with Lt. Col (res.) Sarit Zehavi
Please join us for a webinar to discuss Iran, the JCPOA, and the Islamic Republic’s malevolent behavior in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, with my colleague and friend, Lt. Col (res.)…
The very real dangers of Biden’s pending Iran nuclear deal
Photo: In this photo made available by the U.S. Navy, a boat of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) operates in close proximity to patrol coastal ship USS Sirocco…
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…
Upcoming Zoom Event: Challah and L’Chaim
Dear MEPIN Readers, I will be speaking for one of New York City’s leading synagogues on the evening of Thursday, March 3rd, on many topics I have been writing about…
Appeasement doesn’t work as American foreign policy
Published in The Hill. Photo: Houthi supporters protest against the United States over its decision to designate the Houthi rebels movement as a foreign terrorist organization in Sanaa, Yemen, on…