The Middle East is in political and military turmoil from Bahrain to Tunisia – some of which may one day benefit Israel, some of which will not. Hamas is firing again from Gaza. The Palestinian Authority continues to spew Jew-hatred…
Where is the connection between the vicious murder of two parents and three of their five children in Itamar last weekend and the Peter King hearing?
A wise Marine of our acquaintance wrote in response to the last JINSA Report:
Last week, JINSA asserted that the U.S. Air Force could and should “flatten the Libyan Air Force.” We seem to have wandered through other people’s conversations about a) no fly zones; b) ground troops; and c) helping the Libyan rebels.
Every so often we do this – last time was March 27, 2006 (JINSA Report #559). In 1979, JINSA published a “quick reference guide” to the capabilities Israel brings to U.S.-Israel security cooperation. We review it periodically, revise it slightly…
Since the establishment of a Palestinian governing authority in 2003, the United States has provided it with more than $3.5 billion in aid, more than $2 billion since 2007 to “strengthen” Abu Mazen after the ouster of Fatah from Gaza.…
President Obama finally stirred himself to address the carnage in Libya, saying the “suffering and bloodshed is outrageous and it is unacceptable.” Without calling on Muammar Gaddafi to step down – as he did to Mubarak for far less –…
So repressive governments – Arab governments – lie to their people about Israel, politics and the 21st century to maintain the illusion of security and control at home until the dam breaks. But why do governments in the West, knowing…
Yesterday, we considered the difference between what Palestinian Authority leadership may have told American and Israeli “peace” negotiators and what they assuredly are telling their constituents. The disconnect means the Palestinian people are not being prepared for any sort of…
In the wake of the Egyptian revolution, pundit Tom Friedman fears Israel will not take this opportunity to strike a deal with the Palestinians. “If Israelis tell themselves that Egypt’s unrest proves why Israel cannot make peace with the Palestinian…