Trump’s reversal of Obama’s hostile policies towards Israel got the world’s attention. They made the likes of Iran and China realize he meant it when he said that he was adopting policies that would be good for America and bad for its foes. By standing with Israel, Trump also showed other spurned allies America could be trusted again.
National consensus is as important as sovereignty itself. If we can get past the 53-year-long dispute that has torn us apart, we can redirect our energies to the serious domestic issues that require our attention.
Whoever thinks that Palestinians will suffice with a quiet life in a small and backward state between Jenin and Jericho are either complete ignoramuses or pathologically addicted to self-deception.
Whether Trump wins or loses in November, the radicalization of white progressives at the heart of the mayhem represents the greatest threat to the communal future of American Jewry, to relations between the American Jewish community and the rest of the Jewish world, and to US-Israel relations.
The attempt to see in the current riots a sign of social disintegration under Trump is as superficial as the attempt to blame the Obama administration for the riots in Ferguson and Baltimore.
In recent days, the settler leaders have tried to convince politicians that they have a finalized version of the map under the Trump peace plan. But the joint mapping committee is still working on one.
Azerbaijan is proud of its Shia and Sunni Muslims, Christians, and Jews communities, which all live in harmony and mutual respect, values Baku devotedly promotes in the region and beyond.
The court’s unanimous ruling, denying the petitions files against PM Netanyahu and the coalition deal, was the result of a game that should never have been played in the first place. The game was unnecessary because the law is unambiguous: Netanyahu, despite the three indictments, is legally allowed to form a government.
Many teachers are also parents, and without frameworks for their own children, won't be able to go back to the classroom. In the meantime, the proposed half-days and half-weeks make it difficult for the other parents to resume working.
Imam Omar Baloch spins the bitter realities of failing, backward Middle Eastern communities and nations into narratives of victimization that fuel resentment towards the West, Jews and Israel.
