Mass shootings in the US are nothing new, but they have become a painful nationwide epidemic. Perhaps it is time to look to Israeli practices to help prevent shooters from claiming so many innocent lives.
According to the BDS movement’s Palestinian branch, the impact of the movement “is increasing substantially.” Many pro-Israel sites and organizations agree, but how accurate is this prognosis?
Despite welcome reforms easing restrictions on Saudi women, experts say centuries of tradition cannot be easily undone and for now, male relatives can still obstruct women defying their wishes through legal avenues or informal routes in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
The deadline for political parties to submit their official lists came and went. While the two largest ones – Likud, and Blue and White – remain largely the same, several mergers of smaller parties could factor into the Sept. 17 elections.
The United States is conducting increased investigations and prosecutions against alleged Hezbollah facilitators across the continent, and the effort has been welcomed by those who understand the gravity of threats posed there.
Despite the crippling US sanctions on its economy, Tehran is continuing its efforts to surround Israel with missiles and hostile forces, with a new focus on Iraq.
Despite Israel's intensive efforts – mainly in Syria, but now allegedly in Iraq as well – Iran doesn't appear to be eschewing its plan to arm Hezbollah or build forward operating bases in Syria for its forces. Thus, both sides will likely continue, into the foreseeable future, adhering to the unwritten rules of the game they are playing.
Pro-BDS bills “stand no chance of success. State capitals are a far more functional place right now than Washington, and states have compelling economic interests to defend their own state economy,” says Joseph Sabag, CEO of the Israeli-American Coalition for Action.
"There’s a growing awareness among Gulf states that Israel will be a good partner and ally for them to bolster regional security against the persistent Iranian threat," says Varsha Koduvayur, a senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington.
President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran is at a crossroads. His administration is trying to decide whether to...
