Arab-Israeli conflict Archives

Durban’s enduring dangers

September 25, 2026

Time to discard the UN and start over from scratch.

Mideast political quiz for 5787

September 11, 2026

Which of the following Mideast and world events can be expected in 5787 (2026-2027)? Take this quiz and calculate the year you need to be prepared for. (My answers are at the bottom of the article.)

Robust defense readiness for Israel

August 28, 2026

Israel needs an independent defense-industrial base and must reshape its security relationship with the US.

UNESCO as ISIS

August 7, 2026

The organization has joined the Palestinians in erasure of Jewish history in Judea & Samaria and Jerusalem.

Rock-solid Israeli consensus on security

July 17, 2026

What the Israeli election campaign beginning this weekend is not about: Foreign and defense policy issues. It is important to recognize this and understand the reasons why this is so.

How to do hasbara in a partisan world

May 1, 2026

Should Israeli public diplomacy narrow-cast to dramatically differing audiences? Perhaps, but total polarization regarding Israel is not inevitable, and legacy Jewish organizations should not be dismantled. There might still be a moderate middle to work with.

Inviolable borders?

April 2, 2026

Israel is asserting a forward defensive security zone on all fronts, amounting to long-term military control of critical territories alongside diminution of hostile civilian populations. From Israel’s perspective there are no more “sacrosanct” borders in its immediate vicinity.

Defund and replace the UN

October 24, 2025

Do we have to settle for a system that elects Saudi Arabia and Iran to lead human rights councils, and that cavalierly slaughters in Syria and Sudan while outrageously branding Israel a war criminal enterprise?

In the greater scheme of things

October 3, 2025

In the greater scheme of things, the US outline for hostage release is a necessary and good deal for Israel. I hope (but doubt) that Hamas will bend and accept the deal.

Independence and partnership for Israel

September 19, 2025

A Rosh Hashana prayer for a reset in Israel’s diplomatic world. We need Heaven’s help in freeing ourselves from the clutches of fickle, feckless, and unfriendly foreign nations.

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