Turkey is having a hard time overcoming its Hamas habit
The revived relations between Jerusalem and Ankara include a commitment by the Turks to restrict Hamas' activity in its territory. That hasn't come to pass.
Commentary
American Jewish leaders should lead or get out of the way
Leadership is about having a vision as well as the ability to inspire people to act on that vision. It is unlikely that the same leaders who got us into this crisis of mounting antisemitism are capable of getting us out of it.
PA visit to see Biden walk a fine line
The American president has chosen to meet with PA leader Abbas in Bethlehem – not Ramallah – for more than one reason.
Shocking Holocaust denial: Twitter debates whether Anne Frank had 'white privilege'
Yes, the Jewish teenager, who hid from the Nazis with her family in an attic for two years and eventually died at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, was – according to some tweets – lucky to have been born the "right" color.
Mideast military alliance: Bridging the unbridgeable?
Despite reports of negotiations to establish a regional military alliance against Iran, the matter appears to have been shelved due to reluctance by some Arab states.
On shofarot and shootings
Muslim tolerance towards other faiths and their holy sites has been underlying the dispute for many generations.Muslim tolerance towards other faiths and their holy sites has been underlying the dispute for many generations.
The crux of the experiment
The political dependency on those who regard the establishment of the State of Israel as a disaster and identify with its enemies – might become a norm. There is a need for national consensus that will prefer the Jewish-Zionist unity over defeating the political rival.
Someone in Washington is scared of Iran
US concerns over Iran are neither understandable nor justified. It is inappropriate for officials in Washington to try to hide behind Israel's apron strings and place the blame on us.
The Mossad will tell Lapid: Don't change Iran policy
Yair Lapid, who will soon be named intereim prime minister, will quickly have to formulate his policy regarding a possible return to the Iran nuclear deal, even before US President Joe Biden visits the region next month.
The general's marvelous adventure in Doha
Former commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan Gen. (ret.) John Allen recently resigned as president of the Brookings Institution under a cloud of criminal suspicion and the drama unfolding in the case could have massive implications for Israel.