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One of the perks of my current career has been the opportunity and privilege to attend the annual AIPAC policy

If there is one lesson the world should have learned from Hezbollah’s 34 years of existence, it is this: Hezbollah

Last week, people gathered across the country to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who joined 200 Holocaust survivors

France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday that he expects a European-backed system to facilitate non-dollar trade with

International institutions devoted to promoting peace and cooperation are admirable in theory but in practice, during 2018, two of them

The United States announced Wednesday that it was withdrawing troops from Syria after what it described as the “defeat” of

The past two weeks have not been good for the leaders of the Women’s March. Not one, but two, celebrities

Two recent reports highlighted the problem of using diplomacy alone to disarm rogue states. On October 15, the BBC published an in-depth

Ambassador Nikki Haley, who announced Tuesday that she would be leaving her post as United States Ambassador to the United

WHAT HAPPENED? On Tuesday, a Russian IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft with 15 people onboard was mistakenly shot down by allied Syrian

The decisions by President Donald Trump to have the United States stop funding United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA),

With great fanfare, Iran unveiled what it called its first “indigenous” fighter jet outfitted with “advanced avionics,” this week. Top

In explaining why France remained unconvinced that Iran continues to present a terror threat to Europe, The Wall Street Journal

When the United States, Canada, and European Union wanted someone to rescue members of the Syrian Civil Defense organization, also

Just days after United States President Donald Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom sparked a grotesque protest – a giant

It’s official. The UK Labour Party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn no longer is a safe place for Jews.

Last week, former United States State Department official and Middle East peace negotiator Aaron David Miller tweeted, “Given what’s happening

On his way out, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has betrayed yet again the trust of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian

Earlier this week, Gen. Gholam Reza Jalali’s accused Israel of contributing to or causing Iran’s drought by stealing its clouds

Charles Krauthammer, the Washington Post the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist who died last week at 68, was remembered for his kindness and

What happened? • The U.S. will withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S.

In a 2013 news item on Iran’s annual Quds Day march, the Associated Press reported that newly elected President Hassan Rouhani said

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to convince his European counterparts about the danger of the nuclear deal this

Today, two diametrically opposed world views clash in the Middle East. One carries the message of love, respect, and freedom.

When Syria ascended to the role of presidency of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament for one month on Monday, Robert

Somewhere in the middle of the movie Wish you Weren’t Here, Ian Halperin’s devastating critique of Roger Waters and the

What happened More than 30 mortars and rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip by Palestinian terrorist groups towards Israeli

On April 7, The New York Times called the Hamas-led weekly riots at Israel’s border fence “a tentative experiment with nonviolent protest.”

Key Facts 1. The embassy move reflects the law. It is a bipartisan effort that has enjoyed cross-party political support

Background The Iranian-controlled terror group Hezbollah and its political allies scored significant gains in Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Lebanon, the

Background Hamas, the Islamist terrorist organization which exercises complete political and military control over the Gaza Strip, on March 30

Iran has maintained a significant interest in Iraq for many years, acting as a safe haven for dissidents from Saddam

During a dramatic press conference Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that Israeli agents had broken into a secret Iranian

A major rationale behind Iranian efforts to develop a nuclear capability has been to acquire what may be termed “immunity

Background French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday proposed negotiations on a “new” Iran deal aimed at curbing Iran’s military power

On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver gave a passionate defense of the nuclear deal with Iran. The Israel Project

There’s a famous quote attributed to Henry Wotton that “An ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good

Iran’s involvement in Yemen should be framed as part of its expansionist agenda in the Middle East region and larger

In an op-ed published Thursday in The New York Times, three European parliamentarians argued that the United States Congress should preserve the nuclear

As we mark Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, we realize that this year is different than recent years. We have

Last month, the United States enacted the Taylor Force Act, which will deduct the amount the Palestinian Authority (PA) pays to

On Monday evening, after three years of painful dialogue and broken promises, British Jews finally had enough. Hundreds of concerned

Two news events this week underscored that the biggest impediment to Israeli-Palestinian peace is the inability or the refusal of

Last month Iran’s Justice Minister Alireza Avaei was afforded a platform at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva,

The two words “never again” have a powerful meaning. They speak to a commitment to prevent another Holocaust. Whether it

What’s happening in Ghouta is a war crime. A blood orgy orchestrated by Bashar al-Assad, a modern-day Caligula figure, and

This week, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi charged that the 2015 nuclear deal that his nation concluded with six major

Recently, we saw the inherent danger of a permanent Iranian presence in Syria. Iran launched its first direct military operation

An analysis of last week’s incursion of an Iranian drone into Israeli airspace and Israel’s military response to it in

In March 2015, Sen. Tom Cotton (R – Ark.) posted a letter on his website, signed by 46 other Republican senators,

There was an interesting news item this week. At the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee to address the humanitarian situation in

Following President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold America’s contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), The New York

The New York Times, in its Twitter feed describing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s speech saying that the PA would

The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it was conditioning roughly half of a periodic contribution to UNRWA (the United Nations

When President Barack Obama was interviewed by The Atlantic‘s Jeffrey Goldberg in 2015 about the soon to be agreed on

Tens of thousands of Iranians have been marching since Thursday demanding the overthrow of the entire Iranian regime. At least

Pop singer Lorde, in explaining her decision to cancel a performance in Israel, described herself as an “informed young citizen,”

The recent report in Politico that the Obama administration shut down a systematic investigation into Hezbollah’s drug running in the

It has been a bad few months for the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. First, the state of

If Israel were a normal country, having the United States place its embassy in its capital city would not be

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to relocate the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv

In the wake of its controversial decision to host a panel discussion on anti-Semitism that includes Linda Sarsour and Rebecca

Defenders of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the Iran nuclear deal is known, have argued that Iran’s aggression was

In her speech on Thursday honoring the hundredth anniversary of the Balfour Declaration that called for the “establishment in Palestine of

Adam Kredo of Washington Free Beacon reported this week that Iran was possibly maneuvering to back out of the 2015

In the weeks before President Donald Trump announced that he would decertify the Iran nuclear deal, supporters of the accord argued that

On Sunday, one of the Middle East’s most feared operators traveled to northern Iraq. Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the

“The state of Israel must be given recognition by all; freed from terror; know that it is accepted as part

The Democrats scored an important victory against hatred and intolerance earlier this month when State Senator Daniel Biss announced that he had dropped his running mate,

On January 12, 2016, sailors from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy captured ten United States Navy personnel who

Conan O’Brien, the comedian and popular late night television host, said on his recent trip to Israel that the doctors at

The former Obama administration ambassador to Syria said this week that Iran’s presence in Syria is “the new reality that we have

In an exclusive report last week, Reuters recounted how the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad foiled chemical weapons inspectors

After threatening to back out of the 2015 nuclear deal “within hours” if faced with new American sanctions, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani added

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of State released its annual report on religious freedom in the world, which shows persistent

At the Herzliya Conference in June, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed his support for the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative,

In war-torn Yemen, Houthi insurgents call for “death to America, death to Israel, damn the Jews, victory to Islam.” Their

Iran Tests Limits of Nuclear Deal In the wake of new sanctions imposed by Washington on Iran’s ballistic missile program, the

Nothing subverts a cliché better than a look behind the polished façade. The Islamic Republic of Iran is a case

Hezbollah: A Major Threat to Homeland Security The Iranian proxy group Hezbollah continues to be a major force for instability in the

Waqf, Palestinian Authority Ratchet Up Temple Mount Tensions Given the tense atmosphere that prevailed in Jerusalem after three Arab Israelis

Israel, PA Sign Cooperation Agreements Israel and the Palestinian Authority signed two U.S.-mediated deals this week, both of which should

Friday marks the second anniversary since Iran signed a landmark nuclear agreement with six major world powers led by the

How would you describe a man sentenced by a legitimate court of law to multiple life sentences in prison for

Modi Embraced in Israel Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed a historic, three-day tour of Israel this week, a significant part

Jews Not Welcome at LGBT March Three women who attended Saturday’s Chicago Dyke March were expelled for displaying rainbow LGBT flags

Abbas Again Defies the White House on Peace As he has done for much of his career, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud

Just weeks after the British government spent millions on putting armed police on the streets to make people feel “safer”

Iran’s Road to Damascus It was reported earlier this week that Iran is on its way to securing a land

Cutting Off Qatar In a diplomatic earthquake this week, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain severed ties

The U.K. election is over and Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May has failed in a spectacular fashion to win a

In the age of ISIS and "inspired terror," nobody is really acting alone. JULIE LENARZ shows how Western thinking has

The general election taking place in the United Kingdom today is not a normal election. We are on uncharted territory

Next Year in Jerusalem? President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a waiver delaying for six months any plan to move the

The world must be upside down when liberal media outlets celebrate Linda Sarsour as a courageous Muslim feminist fighting against

Trump Shows No Daylight With Israel President Donald Trump began his historic visit to Israel last week by underscoring the “unbreakable bond” between

The terrorist organization Islamic State has officially claimed responsibility for the vicious attack on the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester

Syria is Burning Syria is burning — literally. The State Department accused the regime of Bashar al-Assad this week of building a

Two Changes of Heart Israel recently received significant support from two unexpected sources. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I – Vt.) earlier

A New and Improved Abbas? When President Donald Trump met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House last