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Lebanon Will Get Worse Before it Gets Better

David Wurmser
There is a spurt of great optimism on both sides of the political spectrum in the United States, and even Israel, that the Lebanese...

Our Military is Under Attack

Shoshana Bryen
The U.S. military is under systemic attack by jihadist “influencers” trying to lure them into terror-related activities. Soldiers are not the only targets, but...

Why Erdogan’s Turkish Empire Is an Emerging Threat

Shoshana Bryen
The world was once a series of empires. The British Empire, at its peak in 1922, covered about a quarter of the Earth's land...

At Some Point, Iran Will Have To Pay A Price

Shoshana Bryen
The regime in Tehran has been humiliated by Israel over the past year. Proxies Hamas and Hezbollah are decimated. Israel’s strike into Iran was itself humiliating,...

Once Again, Israel Helps Save the World in Syria

Shoshana Bryen
The Assad regime is gone. Sadynaya Prison is liberated, and the depth of the Assad family’s depravity is becoming clear. While the West seems to...

Where We’ve Been and Why It Matters

Shoshana Bryen
The collapse of the Bashar Assad regime in Syria over the weekend sent me back to the Jewish Policy Center archive. Incoming President Donald Trump is...

Israel is Tipping the Scales

Shoshana Bryen
It is not supposed to be difficult — there are good guys and bad guys, right? As fighting in Syria is renewed and escalates,...

Israel-Hezbollah War: To Cease or Not to Cease

Shoshana Bryen
There were reasons for Israel to have accepted an American-authored “ceasefire” agreement with Hezbollah. First, Iran is Israel’s chief security priority, not Hezbollah. In addition,...

The Gaza Pier Scam Is Another Biden Disaster That Turned Deadly

Shoshana Bryen
U.S. Army Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley died earlier this month of injuries sustained last spring in the building of the Gaza pier. Rest in peace, soldier. He...

‘Never Again?’ No

Shoshana Bryen
While hordes of politicians, celebrities, “influencers” and “wannabes” somberly intone “Never Again,” 86 years after Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass” that ushered in...

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...