What the U.S. Retreat from the Middle East Means for Israel
The good, the bad, and the irresponsible.
August 2, 2016
The State Department is “Deeply Concerned” about Israel’s Behavior. It Needn’t Be
Who is the intended audience for this attack?
Last week, the State Department announced it was “deeply concerned” by Israel’s decision to allow new homes to be built in east Jerusalem. Elliott Abrams dissects the document, pointing to its misleading use of statistics and disregard of the fact that in any potential peace deal, Israel will be keeping the areas where the new houses are to be built. Then he gets to the real problem:
August 2, 2016
The State Department is “Deeply Concerned” about Israel’s Behavior. It Needn’t Be
Who is the intended audience for this attack?
The Case for U.S. Strikes on Hizballah
Hastening a political settlement without provoking a war with Russia.
Putting the Third Reich on the Couch
Psychological attempts fall flat.
The Anniversary of a Fourth-Century Pogrom
In what’s now the capital of Islamic State.