Analyzing Trump’s Middle East Peace
Chronicling latest attempt to untie Gordian knot of the ongoing conflict. {Published previously by The Jerusalem Post} Israel’s normalization of relations with Arab Gulf countries occurring before a resolution of…
What does pro-Israel mean in the age of Trump?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} The term “pro-Israel” has become has become a lightning rod, due in part to President Donald Trump’s many self-described pro-Israel statements and actions, and…
Nixon goes to China, Trump spends trillions to save America
As the economic consequences of closing down the American, Israeli and world economies grow exponentially each day, with the potential for a worldwide depression lurking just around the corner, now…
Trump Has Changed the Landscape of the Middle East
Love him or hate him, President Donald Trump has defied conventional wisdom in the Middle East, and yet the Sun still rises every day. Trump has shattered the long-standing myths…
Will Trump’s Iran Sanctions be Weaker than Obama’s?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} The intelligence community’s rationale for allowing Iran to remain part of SWIFT is that it allows them to track Iran’s finances internationally. Last spring…
Can Trump’s Peace Plan Avoid the Pitfalls of Previously Failed Negotiations?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} Has the Kushner/Greenblatt peace initiative learned from the mistakes of previous negotiation efforts? The long-awaited Trump peace plan to end the Israeli Palestinian conflict…
What’s Next After the Trump Middle East Trip?
{Previously published in The Jerusalem Post} Anyone who demands Israel accept an imposed peace plan must recognize the fragility of the Jordanian and Egyptian governments. American perception is not reality…