Iran Plays the Long Game While the U.S. Focuses on Side-Shows September 26, 2024
When mayhem erupts in the Middle East, the Biden Administration reflexively reaches for the band-aid of a ceasefire as if a small strip could staunch a hemorrhage. For months, the U.S. has invested in a hapless Hamas deal. Yet Antony Blinken, the Sec...
Netanyahu’s War to End All Wars September 26, 2024
Israel poised to open two-front war with Hezbollah that will draw in the US in a far more substantive way than Gaza ...
Israel’s Message to Hezbollah Is Falling on Deaf Ears September 26, 2024
“If Hezbollah didn’t get the message, I promise you, it will get the message,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday. ...
A Two-State Solution That Can Work September 19, 2024
In July, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the war in Gaza and the future of the Middle East. ...
Netanyahu’s Lust for Power Is Getting Hostages Killed September 09, 2024
Let's unpack the essence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's utterances at Monday's disastrous press conference. In a nutshell, he told the Israeli public, he told the anguished families of the still surviving hostages held captive by Hamas in Gaz...
The Walls Are Closing in on Bibi May 25, 2024
The last two weeks have not been good for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant — his fellow war cabinet member, whom Netanyahu attempted to fire in March but was forced to retain — publicly attacked him on May 15 f...
You and What Army, ICC? May 24, 2024
The same day the Biden administration and European Union offered their condolences over the death of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, the "Butcher of Tehran," the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, sought the arrest of P...
The Gantz Ultimatum May 21, 2024
The Israeli ex-general throws down the gauntlet to the man Israel’s elite and American policymakers see as the country’s true foe—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
The U.S. Should Oppose ICC Attempts to Target Israeli Officials May 20, 2024
For more than two decades, supporters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have urged the U.S. to ratify the Rome Statute and join the court. But multiple U.S. administrations of both parties refused, concerned that the ICC lacks safeguards agai...
Netanyahu Is Getting Crushed by Gaza War January 03, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not be in power following the conclusion of the war in Gaza, according to a new survey of his own people. ...
Netanyahu Thinks He Can Wait Out Biden in Gaza January 03, 2024
A parade of high-ranking officials from the United States have visited Israel to persuade Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to endorse a post-Gaza war peace plan that’s to Washington’s liking. ...