The Conflict in Israel and The Middle East

After 70 Years Jews Return to Sheikh Jarrah Property in “East” Jerusalem

September 7, 2017

Jewish residents of Jerusalem with the help Israel Land Fund's Councilman Aryeh King moved into a newly reacquired property in Jerusalem's Shimon HaTzadik/Nachalat Shimon (Sheikh Jarrah) neigborhood Monday morn...

Has Israel Reached the End of its Detente with Russia?

Gavriel Dan

September 4, 2017

Borders, Frontlines, Regional Analysis

There had been signs for months that the "special" understandings reached between Putin and Bibi Netanyahu were fraying. Afterall, Israel never chose to have Russia interject itself into the Syrian civil war, ...

Amichai, Replacement Community for Amona Receives Funding From the Government

Orit ben Tzvi

September 3, 2017

Frontlines, Palestine Falling

In blow after blow to the assumption that Arab "Palestine" will replace Judea and Samaria as an independent state, the Israeli cabinet approved the budget for the first Jewish community to be built in Judea and...

HEBRON RISING: Israel Elevates Status of Biblical City’s Ancient Jewish Community

David Mark

August 29, 2017

Frontlines

Hebron's upgrade will have a direct and almost immediate effect on the "peace process." The message is clear: Judea and Samaria will not be handed over to the Palestinian Authority. Seemingly in conjunction ...

New Israel Fund Loses Millions: Donations Plummet $6 Million in 2016

Gavriel Dan

August 17, 2017

Frontlines

Im Tirtzu CEO Matan Peleg: “Sole purpose of the NIF is to harm the State of Israel and its sovereignty” Donations to the New Israel Fund (NIF) have dropped nearly 20% in the past year from $33,062,783 in 201...

Bibi’s Support for Kurdistan Becomes Critical Before the Upcoming Kurdish Referendum

Micha Gefen

August 15, 2017

Frontlines

According to the Jersualem Post, Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed his support for an indepependent Kurdistan to a group of 33 visiting US congressmen. Israel's support for an independent Kurdistan is no se...

The Humanitarian Paradigm – Hobson’s Choice for Israel (Part II)

Martin Sherman

August 10, 2017

Frontlines, Politics

y rigorous process of elimination, we are left with the Humanitarian Paradigm, as the only possible policy prescription able to adequately address the imperatives needed to preserve Israel as the nation state o...

North Korea, Iran, and the Militarization of the United States

Allan M. Coleman

August 9, 2017

Frontlines

President Donald Trump's tweet last week after the UN Security Council voted to put new sanctions on North Korea held within it loads of information that should have alarmed both the President's most dedicated ...

Jerusalem Arabs Still Simmering as Silwan Residents Firebomb a Jewish Vehicle Overnight

Orit ben Tzvi

August 7, 2017

Frontlines, Radical Islam

Police are reporting that three Arab residents of the Silwan were arrested overnight as a result fo a targeted operation. The three are suspected of being responsible for throwing molotov cocktails at a Jewish...

Is the Temple Mount the Fulcrum of Israel’s Break Up with Jordan?

Micha Gefen

August 2, 2017

Frontlines, Politics

It was never a happy marriage, but gone are the days between those euphoric moments in 1994 when Israel and Jordan first signed their peace treaty. Jordan, a made up country ruled by the minority Hashemite roya...