Yasir Arafat’s Decades-Long Alliance with Iran and Its Consequences for Both Palestinians and Iranians
A relationship that predates the 1979 revolution.
January 18, 2019
Israel Isn’t Leaving the Golan Heights—Nor Should It
The territory is critical to Israeli security.
According to recent reports, Benjamin Netanyahu has been pressing Washington to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which were taken from Syria in the 1967 war. While in the 1990s, and as late as 2010, Jerusalem expressed willingness to negotiate a deal with Damascus that would involve returning all or part of the territory, the Syrian civil war has removed that option from the table. Steven A. Cook comments:
January 18, 2019
Israel Isn’t Leaving the Golan Heights—Nor Should It
The territory is critical to Israeli security.
An Israeli Scandal Involving Judicial Appointments Results from a Fundamentally Flawed System
Elected officials should choose judges in a transparent process.
The Senate’s Recent Grilling of a Catholic Nominee Raises Painful Jewish Memories
Louis Brandeis was smeared for his “Jewish instinct."