The ongoing international campaign against Iranian terror denies Iran its deniability, removes its immunity, and exacts heavy prices from it in the international political arena.

Do we have to settle for a system that elects Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iran to lead human rights councils, and that cavalierly disregard slaughters in Syria and Sudan while outrageously branding Israel a war criminal enterprise?

Qatar wants guarantees that Israel will uphold its side of the peace deal before investing in reconstruction, Bloomberg learned. The UAE demands Hamas' full disarmament and exclusion from future governance in Gaza, plus a PA overhaul.

The kingdom is a buffer zone, an early-warning outpost, and a partner in maintaining calm along the Jordan Valley and Jerusalem’s holy sites – a role enshrined in the 1994 peace treaty. A stable Jordan keeps Israel’s eastern border quiet and forms the hinge of its security architecture.

Behind the criminal incident lies a management lesson: how organizations lose the ability to distinguish between illusory and real security. The Louvre heist didn't happen despite the advanced security systems, but largely because of them.