Current Events

Iran Nuclear Deal Presents Serious Challenges for Israel

I know I don’t have to tell you that the Middle East is already a volatile, incendiary powder keg. Even so, it seems the current U.S. Administration’s policies in the region are about to make it much more so.

Hatred Toward Israel and Her People

“The world’s oldest hatred has reached surrealistic levels.” This was the sad but credible assessment of author and human rights activist Isi Leibler in an opinion column in the Jerusalem Post this week.

ISIS and Modern-Day Martyrs

Israel's Dangerous New Security Challenges

The Obama Administration’s dogged determination to normalize U.S. relations with Iran and to have international sanctions against that country dropped is already creating a host of dangerous new security challenges for Israel. Two news stories this week vividly illustrated this truth.

The Cultural Carnage of ISIS

Not only is ISIS a brutal band of extremists who heartlessly decapitate even small children in their drive for an Islamic caliphate, but ISIS is also determined to purge whatever competes with the rule of radical Islam.

So, What’s the Deal? Israel Not Happy

“It is a good deal,” says President Obama ( Fox News). It’s “irresponsible” and “dangerous,” says Israel (Times of Israel). So, what IS the deal made last week between Iran and six world powers regarding Iran’s nuclear development. First off, it is not a final deal.

Deal or No Deal? Israel Waits

The deadline for negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 countries regarding Iran’s nuclear program has been extended in Lausanne, Switzerland where talks are taking place. Fox News reported earlier that there was a “deal” in the works between Iran and the U.S., U.K.

Israel Update: Against All Odds

In the days just prior to Israel’s election this week, it appeared to many that Benjamin Netanyahu’s days as Israel’s Prime Minister had come to an end. Most pre-election polls showed Mr. Netanyahu’s Likud party lagging well behind in the race for Knesset seats.

Israel Update: The Netanyahu Cliffhanger

Israeli voters are only a few days away from going to the polls and choosing the next government of Israel. It is a decision with enormous implications for the safety and security of Israel, and for the stability of the Middle East in general.

Israel's Netanyahu Responds to the Threat of Iran

Earlier this week, on the eve of the Jewish festival of Purim, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood in “the well” of the U.S. House of Representatives and addressed a joint session of Congress on the threat of Iran’s nuclear weapons program.