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Russia’s Deal With Iran and Middle East Peace

Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen
According to Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, Russia is close to signing a comprehensive treaty with Iran that will include defense cooperation. At the moment, there...

Israel-Lebanon Talks: A Good Deal?

Jewish Policy Center
This came to us from someone monitoring the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire talks - of which we remain skeptical, though not without hope. It should be...

New War Goals for Israel? No.

Shoshana Bryen
The successful, but limited, Israeli strike on Iranian targets has prompted some analysts to ask if Israel’s war aims have changed — or suggest...

The 11th Blinken Visit Was No Better Than the First 10

Shoshana Bryen
He’s gone. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken went to Qatar and then to Jordan to dissect his meetings in Israel. What have we...

Israel Wisely Did Not Listen To Biden Or Harris

Shoshana Bryen
The elimination of Yahya Sinwar improved the already-joyful Sukkot holiday for millions of Israelis and Jews and their supporters around the world. In all...

Negotiating What with Whom?

Shoshana Bryen
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is a decorated retired Army officer. He was supportive of Israel’s foray into Lebanon in the beginning. It...

The Reckoning

Shoshana Bryen
Israel is a Western country, not immune to the Western post-Cold War belief that differences could be negotiated and diplomacy could prevail. Russia had...

Live By The Sword, Die By The Sword

Dr. Lani Kass
Pearl-clutching leaders, biased media, and delusional demonstrators are outraged by the ingenuity and lethality of Israel’s ongoing campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon. On Sept 25th,...

Yes to Schadenfreude

David M. Weinberg
Everybody who wants to see the West triumph over the radical Islamo-fascist camp led by Iran smirked and smiled just a bit this week...

The American Back Door

Shoshana Bryen
Iranian-sponsored terrorist groups are not speaking the same language the U.S. State Department speaks and words like "de-escalation" hold no meaning. Israel’s magnificent operations last...

Israel Must Control the Philadelphi Corridor: Egypt Won’t

Shoshana Bryen
The city of Rafah in Gaza is only half of the city of Rafah. Therein lies the story of Egypt and terror tunnels —...

China in the Islamic/Muslim World

Guermantes Lailari
I authored an article in early April 2024 “China’s Support of Hamas: Evidence and Actions” for the Jewish Policy Center’s quarterly inFOCUS Quarterly (Spring...

Defining Victory in Gaza – Key Objectives

Shoshana Bryen
Not long ago, I wrote an article titled, “Hostage Talks Won’t Work; Winning the War Will.” A retired American military officer wrote to ask,...

Egypt: Israel’s Alleged ‘Peace Partner’

Shoshana Bryen
In capturing Rafah between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, Israel uncovered more than 50 smuggling tunnels — some large enough to drive trucks through. Big...

Hostage Talks Won’t Work, Winning the War Will

Shoshana Bryen
Forget the so-called “hostage talks,” which are simply a mechanism for stretching out the war and increasing pressure on Israel. They are a sign...