The Israeli government and military did what increasingly appears to be an extraordinary job of degrading the Hamas arsenal and leadership, reasserting deterrence not only against Gaza but against Hezbollah and Iran, and limiting civilian casualties. [It now appears that…
The headline read, “Clinton Says U.S. Seeks Unity With Muslim World.” If she did, it was the lesser of the two sins she committed. Worse, Secretary of State Clinton went abroad and did that which American officials – as officials…
The Obama Administration wants to improve relations with Russia, Iran and Syria. What, or who, will they trade? What do Russia, Syria and Iran want? Russia: The administration wants cooperation against the proliferation of WMD and missile technology, particularly with…
The Obama Administration wants to “push the reset button,” to quote Vice President Joe Biden, hoping to invigorate relationships with countries that have been in our proverbial doghouse. In the case of Russia and Iran, both Mr. Biden and President…
A-Sharq Al-Awsat London’s pan-Arab daily wrote, “Israeli elections: Between the Right and the extreme Right.” The Palestinian Al-Quds opined, “We’re witnessing the Israeli rivals in the election campaign outbidding each other in ultra-extremism, as a way to gain more votes.…
The situation in Turkey is going from bad to worse. Last week at Davos, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan showed his true colors when he barged out of a meeting with UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, Arab League head…
In 2002, JINSA opposed the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC). (JINSA Reports #265 & #266). The ICC is not required to provide Americans the basic legal protections guaranteed to us by our Constitution, and has nebulous political goals…
That needs to be the headline somewhere, and we were sure it wouldn’t be in the New York Times or The Washington Post. The story itself bears scrutiny; not least because the International Criminal Court is trying to figure out…
“The choice is ours,” is the loose translation in The Washington Post of a comment [“Mkhayareen mu msayareen“] made in Baghdad before Saturday’s vote. More than 15 million Iraqis will choose from 14,400 candidates on 400 lists for 440 seats…
Spiegel online ran an article this week entitled “Gaza in Ruins: Who Has Won Here?” by Ulrike Putz. It was an excellent survey of the mess of lives, ideology and ruin among the Palestinians. But a journalist – or political…