What do you do when the usual way of describing Middle East developments isn’t advancing your agenda fast enough? Well, if you’re J Street or the New York Times, you just … more

Qatar’s foreign minister last week declared that his country will not normalize relations with Israel. And yet, not long ago … more

The obvious lesson for Israel from America’s abandonment of Afghanistan to the Taliban is that it can’t count on the US to protect it from the consequences of ceding more … more

Sure, it’s ironic that a Palestinian leader who accused Israel of spreading the coronavirus checked himself into an Israeli hospital when he was afflicted with it. But the implications of … more

Pundits will tell you that the most dangerous enemies of the Palestinian Arab cause are the Gulf kingdoms that have decided to recognize Israel, or the European countries that are moving their … more

The common refrain heard from media pundits and left-wing critics of the Gulf kingdoms’ recognition of Israel is that it ignores the Palestinian Arabs. Here is how New York Times … more

It’s been more than a decade since Yossi Beilin retired from Israeli politics, yet he continues to use his stature as a former government official to sometimes take positions that blacken … more

When I’m not in Israel, I don’t usually pay much attention to its weather. But an item last week about rainfall in the Holy Land caught my eye. It deserves the attention not only of … more

Partners for Progressive Israel, a left-of-center group that is part of the American Zionist Movement, is in the midst of a 12-session “digital excursion to Israel and Palestine.” … more

I have a Jerry Seinfeld question. Why do Jewish celebrities keep whining about their parents? Popular actor-comedian-director Seth Rogen ignited an internet firestorm with his recent complaint … more