Russia, China and Iran-Running Rings Around Joe Biden
The U.S. is now paying the price for not understanding the strategic relationship among Russia, China and Iran and their interconnectedness.
Israel
Palestinian attack was suicidal Even AP found it difficult to shield Hamas this time.
After 50 years of terrorism by the Palestinians, readers know the drill. The Arabs attack Israelis, the Israelis counter-attack, and the Western press makes Israel the villain of the story.
Jester6: Attack on Israel and 9-1-1; It’s Much Worse
Many people are comparing what happened this weekend in Israel to 9/11. The comparison is made in good faith, but it falls short. I don’t think many non-Israelis understand how deeply personal this is to the average Israeli.
The Challenges Facing Military Recruiting: A Self-Imposed Struggle
Events in Israel and the likelihood that the United States could be drawn into them, along with the situation in Ukraine, requires a well trained and equipped military. We are falling short.
Iran is doing what China wants: Creating Chaos in the Middle East
When Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel over the weekend, don’t think for an instant it did so without Iran’s permission—and, by extension, China’s.
Hamas is Iran’s Proxy in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
This article provides an overview of the history of Hamas, its state sponsorship by Iran, and its objectives in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israel Is Great, Militarily, But Let’s Tell the Truth Here: They Have Proven to Be Poor Conquerors.
That The New York Times is unabashedly liberal is of no surprise to anyone, but at least the Gray Lady does cover the news. My normal first read of newspapers is The Philadelphia Inquirer, which showed exactly one story concerning the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, on the website main page. The Times …
Analyzing the Hamas Attack on Israel: A Broader Perspective
The recent Hamas attack on Israel needs to be understood within the context of larger geopolitical dynamics, particularly involving Iran, the US, and Russia
It’s Disproportionate Violence That Resolves Wars
Using the leftist (and bogus) concept of “proportionality” in a nation’s foreign policy, is a surefire way for that country to lose wars.
Lessons for America from Israel’s Judiciary Battles
For several years now, the news from Israel has included reports on judicial battles between the Knesset and Israel’s supreme court.
Khader Adnan Has Gone to His Eternal Reward
Khader Adnan was a long-time Palestinian Arab activist, and at one point a spokesman for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Arrested many times, Mr Adnan’s weapon of choice in detention was the hunger strike. His first hunger strike, ten days long, occurred in 2000, when he was locked up not by the Israelis, but the Palestinian …
America’s Disastrous Foreign Policy Under the Dummkopf From Delaware
Remember when the Democrats were telling us that the election of Joe Biden would usher in a new-found respect for the United States around the world? Remember when we were told by the credentialed media assured us that the end of Donald Trump’s wicked regime and ‘America First’ policies would bring foreign relations back to …
Review of “Bibi: My Story,” by Benjamin Netanyahu.
Review of “Bibi: My Story,” by Benjamin Netanyahu is essentially a self portrait by arguably the most significant Israeli Prime Minister since Golda Meir
There Can Be No Negotiated Peace With the Palestinians
For a devout Catholic, it’s the (too short) trip of a lifetime. My older daughter, an Army Reservist currently deployed to the Middle East, has a four-day out-of-country pass, and I’m meeting her in Jerusalem. I told a couple of my fellow parishioners that I’d miss Mass next Sunday, but that actually means I’ll miss …
Here’s Why Israel Almost Never Has School Shootings; Should the US Take a Hint?
As soon as news of the mass shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, broke last Tuesday, calls from the left for stricter gun control laws began. The reasons why that’s a terrible idea are numerous and beyond the scope of this post. Rather than using this tragedy as an opportunity to strip us …
Who Needs the FISA Court? Christopher Wray’s FBI Has Purchased Pegasus Spyware
Pegasus spyware, developed by NSO group, an Israeli cyber-arms company, is the most aggressive surveillance tool in the world. It allows an entity to covertly tap into the contents of an individual’s cell phone. This technology provides access to every phone call and text message the target has made. It can even be used …