UNmasking the UN

The meaning of “UN” as defined in dictionaries: a negative prefix, expressing “absence,” “lack,” “deficiency” and “adverse.”

US anti-Semitism superseded by civic foundations

Contrary to European anti-Semitism, the recent episodes of anti-Semitism in the US represent a negligible American minority, religiously, socially, ethnically and politically.

Palestinian issue marginalized by Arabs

The Al-Aqsa Mosque controversy has exposed, once again, the non-centrality of the Palestinian issue in the overall Arab order of priorities.

Obstacles to peace: a politically-incorrect diagnosis

Political-correctness has subordinated Middle East reality and long term national security to the achievement of the holy grail of peaceful-coexistence between Jews and Arabs west of the Jordan River.

US pressure on Israel? No need to panic!

In retrospect, US pressure over the last 69 years has resembled bumps on the road of staggering, mutually-beneficial US-Israel cooperation, exceeding expectations. 

The Palestinian-North Korean Connection

The June 1967 Six Day War - mega bonus to the USA

The expanded strategic cooperation between Israel and the USA, as well as Israel, Saudi Arabia and other pro-US Arab Gulf States in 2017 has its roots in the June, 1967 Six Day War.

Secretary Tillerson's political correctness

Procrastination on the relocation of the US Embassy to Jerusalem would be interpreted as US retreat in the face of Arab pressure and threats, eroding the US posture of deterrence, triggering further pressure and emboldening anti-US Islamic terrorism.

Convergence of US-Israel national security interests

Contrary to conventional wisdom – and traditional State Department policy - US-Israel and US-Arab relations are not a case of zero-sum-game.

A Palestinian state: is it good/bad for the USA?

A reality-check of the proposed Palestinian state, and its impact upon US national security, drastically contradicts conventional “wisdom.”