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Shaking the International Tree

Shoshana Bryen
South Yemen has declared its independence. No. Wait. Actually, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) announced a referendum expected to lead to independence in two years. STC is...

The Reshaping of Latin America

Adriana Camisar
Latin America is undergoing profound political changes. Several countries that for decades were governed by radical left-wing governments are now shifting to the right...

A Remarkable Display of Military Prowess

Shoshana Bryen
We are accustomed to staring wide-eyed and open-mouthed at Israeli military prowess. But respect and honor also to the United States military and its...

Why Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland is so Upsetting to so Many

Shoshana Bryen
Israel is on the hot seat. Not for Gaza, or Iran, or even for attacks on Syria or Lebanon. No, Israel is on the hot...

A New Map vs. the Real World

Shoshana Bryen
Did you ever get really excited about something and then realize it might not be exactly as you thought? It happens. Last week, the government...

Is it All Falling Apart? Maybe Not

Shoshana Bryen
U.S. President Donald Trump makes people nervous. Rightly. According to Amit Segal, chief political analyst for Israel’s Channel 12, Donald Trump … publicly warned Israel’s...

In Gaza, It’s Déjà vu All Over Again

Shoshana Bryen
Eleven years ago, the 2014 Hamas rocket war against Israel ended in a ceasefire. In the ensuing years, Israel and the United States should have...

Resilience and the Modern Israeli Revival

Faerie
Every anti-Israel activist loves the word “decolonisation,” but they apply it selectively. The Jewish people are the ultimate indigenous group of the Land of...

Regrets on the Global Stage as Countries Rethink Bans on Israel

Shoshana Bryen
The timing was extraordinary. As I was moderating a conference entitled “U.S.-Central Asian Relations in the Era of the Abraham Accords,” Kazakhstan announced that...

US-Central Asia Relations in the Era of the Abraham Accords

Ariel CohenShoshana Bryen
The Jewish Policy Center joined with the Energy, Growth, and Security Program of the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC) for a panel to...

The Muslim Brotherhood, not Israel, is the Root of Famine and Genocide

Shoshana Bryen
Hideous video emerged this week showing rape, massacres, famine and torture. No, not in the Gaza Strip; in Nigeria and Sudan. Google it if you...

But the War Isn’t Over

Shoshana Bryen
A heartfelt Shehechaynu for the returned hostages; for their unconquerable families; for the 915 valiant soldiers of the IDF who died, and the thousands injured; for...

What to Do with the Terrorist Trawlers

David M. Weinberg
With President Trump bringing comprehensive peace to the Middle East starting with freedom from Hamas hands of Israeli hostages, only a few minor details...

The Arabs’ Century of Rejecting Palestine

Eric Rozenman
Secretary of State Marco Rubio does not think much of plans by France, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia to recognize a state of...

Israel and The Flotillas

Dan Linnaeus
Israeli blockade enforcements have always taken place outside of but near published boundaries, in international waters, typically 20–100 nautical miles from shore (see endnote)....