Israel
When Israel acts badly, I can’t condone it
Recent violence got so bad that in a highly unusual move, Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu issued a public denunciation of the “criminal acts.”
Israel
Guest essay: Left & Right combine to gang up on Israel
Tehran built its negotiating timetable around America’s midterms, on the theory that November will do to this President what 1979 did to Carter
Israel
Part 2: A 23-state proposal for Mideast peace
Emanuel said Netanyahu has led Israel into a “dead end,” adding that Washington’s largely unconditional support has been a “mistake,” that the U.S. must correct.
Israel
Part 1: Americans turn away from support of Israel
In addition to anti-Semitism, another reason for Israel’s falling popularity in the U.S. is the morbid reality I mentioned — the 70,000 dead bodies.
Iran Peace Plan
Trump’s peace plan is a piece of work
Iran will be able to start selling oil immediately, offering relief to the economic boot on Iran’s neck. The crippled economy was a prime lever the U.S. had over Iran. Trump has traded it away for promises.
Zionism
You need not be Jewish to be a Zionist
Anti-Semites manage to believe in contradictory myths — that Jews are the energy spreading world communism, while at the same time controlling Wall Street, the fountainhead of capitalism.
Iran
The roots of Jewish-Iranian friendship
With any luck, a good ending to the war will result in the rebirth of friendship between Iran and both Israel and the U.S.
President Donald J. Trump
Trump’s first year was a real doozy
As he sails into his second year, his approval ratings are under water, largely because of his failure to fix the economy.
Israel
The fantasy of recognizing a nonexistent state
Good intentions lead to bad policy
Israel
Guest essay: A message to the anti-Semites
Israel Is not a gift. It Is a necessity.
Israel
Israel’s fight is the West’s fight
As in the past, Israel will ask its allies for arms and help with missile defense, but will never ask for troops.
Israel
Why the Gaza death rate is so high
After the U.S. had gained its footing and was fighting back in WWII, no one was sitting in the back seat telling America to knock it off because German or Japanese, or even French civilians, were dying.