A Year of Weaponized Words, Antisemitism, and Revisionist History
{Previously Published in The Jerusalem Post} Another misused word directed at Israel is the charge of apartheid. Anyone opening up…
Israelis and Arabs Say One Thing in Public and Another Behind Closed Doors. Politicians and Pundits Need to Understand the Difference.
{Previously published in the JTA} By the end of this year, my research and travels in the Middle East will…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Is Favoring Israel an American National Security Interest
{Previously published in The Hill} Should the United States distance itself from Israel to become a neutral negotiator? According to…
The Jew-Free State Solution
{Previously published on Forward.com} In a recent solicitation email, J Street President Jeremy Ben Ami proclaimed that the “Palestinians are the…
Is the US doing more harm than good in Syria and Lebanon?
{Previously published in The Hill} Quite simply, the situation in Syria is a mess, with no easy or predictable solutions.…