No Equal Justice Under The Law
On May 8, 2001, twelve year old Koby Mandell, an American citizen decided to do the Huck Fin thing together with his friend, Yoseph Ishran and play hooky from school. Unfortunately, the punishment was...
View ArticleThe Egyptian Election: Why the Western Media Continues to Be “Surprised” by...
The outcome of last week’s Egyptian presidential elections was about as preordained as it gets when it comes to predicting foreign events, yet somehow most of the major media outlets seemed to miss it....
View ArticleAppeasing the Muslim Brotherhood Crocodile
By: Sarah Stern and Kyle Shideler This weekend, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made her first visit to Egypt since Mohammad Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was elected president of Egypt. Despite...
View ArticleThe Answer Is Blowing in The Wind
” Everything would have been fine, if only Hitler wouldn’t have lied to me.” -Neville Chamberlain As I write these words, I am returning home from a trip to Prague, Vienna and Budapest. Part of the...
View ArticleTerrorist Who Killed Americans One Month Before 9/11 Not Sought By U.S. After...
On August 9, 2001, a bomb blast pulverized a Sbarro Pizzeria located at the corner of King George Street and Jaffa Road in Jerusalem, one of the busiest pedestrian crossings in Israel. The blast...
View ArticleIsrael Strikes Iran: A Worst Case Scenario
The tension in the Middle East is palpable. More potential triggers for regional conflict exist at this time, than any in recent memory. As Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Aviv Kochavi recently...
View ArticleA Tough Place To Live
As everyone’s eyes have been focused on the election this fall, scant attention has been paid as the Middle East continues to unravel. Israel, as always, seems to be sitting in the eye of the storm....
View ArticleTargeted Killings, Good for the United States, Good for Israel
On November 14th, Israeli President Shimon Peres visited a school the town of Sderot in southern Israel. Sderot is the closest border town to Hamas controlled Gaza and has sustained over 120 rocket...
View Article8 Facts to Remember About The Israeli-Palestinian Arab Crisis
Perhaps one of the most intensely debated issues these days is the “Israeli-(Palestinian) Arab Conflict.” Everyone has an opinion on which party is more at fault here, and how the crisis should be...
View ArticleWhether Boston, Mumbai or Jerusalem, Terrorism is Terrorism
(A version of this article appeared in the print edition of the Washington Jewish Week) Every person who has any sort of a conscience, what-so-ever, had to be deeply disturbed by the horrific events in...
View ArticleTwo Decades of Oslo’s Failure
Abandoning existing assumptions is no easy matter. Students of world politics, like politicians, are prisoners of their paradigms, unwilling or unable to escape the premise… and are constantly tempted...
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