This is what you Get when you Offer the Palestinians a State
Palestinian Arabs have responded to Prime Minister Lapid’s offer of statehood with bullets, bombs and bloodshed.
Will the Protests in Iran Bring Down the Regime?
The demonstrations in Iran have now entered a third week. How worried are the Iranian authorities?
If You Want Peace, Reform the Palestinian Authority
The road to a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict runs through Ramallah, not Jerusalem.
The Rise of the Islamic Economy, Part II: Defining the Islamic Economy
The term “Islamic economy” is vague enough a term to mean rather different things to different people.
The Rise of the Islamic Economy, Part III: Radicalizing the Islamic Economy
From the beginning of the modern Islamic economy movement, many of its Western advocates and entrepreneurs have been at least partly driven by political zeal.
Iran’s School Curriculum Exposes the Failure of Diplomacy
Downplaying its centrality in the shaping of the ayatollahs’ foreign and national security policy only adds fuel to the Middle East and global fires, and endangers U.S. national security.
Israel’s War with Palestinian Islamic Jihad was a Wake-up Call for the West
It proved that the diplomatic option doesn’t work in the Middle East.
Biden’s Incompetence Means American Irrelevance
The problem isn’t just the administration’s misguided Mideast policies. A weak president guarantees the strengthening of American foes.
Israel has Strengthened America Many Times Over the Years
The Jewish state has given the United States invaluable intelligence and military expertise, and protects American interests in the Middle East.
The Strategic Fallout of Biden’s Failure
While his contradictory pandering was sufficient to render the president’s trip a bust, the unbridgeable gap between his words and his administration’s policies made it strategically catastrophic.