Negotiating with Terrorists Can Be Good Policy—but Only after They Have Been Defeated
Jared Kushner has set a dangerous precedent.
August 28, 2026
Negotiating with Terrorists Can Be Good Policy—but Only after They Have Been Defeated
Jared Kushner has set a dangerous precedent.
During his last trip to the Middle East, the U.S. envoy Jared Kushner met with the head of Hamas. This wasn’t the first time: Kushner did so in October 2025 as well. Such high-level meetings are ipso facto a concession to the jihadist group, rewarding it with legitimacy—and setting a terrible precedent. But, while the October meeting was indeed precedent-setting, it follows in a long history of American leaders having ill-considered contact with terrorists and hostile regimes. Elliott Abrams explains the problem:
August 28, 2026
The Venezuelan Marxist Who Created Modern Terrorism
Carlos the Jackal and the Palestinian cause.
The Death of Christian Zionism Is Greatly Exaggerated
For the movement to endure, it must adjust to new theological trends.
The Nazi Plan to Keep Berlin Jews Healthy before Murdering Them
The Jewish Hospital.
The 20th-Century Cantor Who Wrote the “Ancient” Melody for the Grace after Meals
Meet Moshe Nathanson.