Advertisements While Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz was launching his assault on seven Palestinian NGOs on Thursday, Prime Minister Yair Lapid was pressing the United States closer to an attack on Iran that could send the entire region into an unprecedented conflict. The Iran deal has never been closer to revival, but significant obstaclesContinue Reading
Advertisements Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East is coming to an end. The main theme is going to be the herculean effort by Biden’s administration to paint a picture the media can latch on to of some kind of win coming out of the trip. There wasn’t one. ButContinue Reading
Advertisements As Joe Biden prepares to head to the Middle East, it is important to understand the policy goals he is pursuing on this trip. It is perhaps most important to understand that the long-term agenda here was started not by Biden, but by Donald Trump. That’s whose policies weContinue Reading
Advertisements Last week, I had a lengthy conversation with Scott Horton of the Libertarian Institute about some of the recent developments in the Israeli political scene and the medium term effects they could have. You can listen to the conversation here.Continue Reading
Advertisements Israeli Prime Minister lost his parliamentary majority last week. Not a lot changes in the short term as a result, as this government went from being able to do very little because of the opposing ideologies of various parts of the governing coalition to being completely paralyzed by notContinue Reading
