Having celebrated the 243rd birthday of the American republic, we should take note of two historical instances when July 4 was a significant date in Middle East history. July 4, 1976: As Americans celebrated their bicentennial, a daylong cavalcade of patriotic…
P rince William landed in Israel Monday for the first royal visit to the country. Although the Prince indicated some sympathy for Palestine, speaking of the Palestinian Authority as a “country” in a conversation with Mahmoud Abbas, his visit in many respects marks…
Nikki Haley, in case you weren’t aware, is a superstar. She proved it this week while most of the rest of the diplomats at the United Nations proved themselves to be, well, something else. Haley, our UN Ambassador, was tasked…
On the matter of Jerusalem, the United States stands with Israel, and the two stand alone against the world. Which is as it should be. Why should Israel be the only nation in the world that forfeits the right to…
The United States recognizes, officially, that Jerusalem is, what it has been, and that’s Israel’s capital. Finally. Evil thrives in confusion and America’s stance regarding the capital of Israel was confusing. That confusion gave quislings political cover and a way…
Here is why peace between the Arabs and the Israelis is not going to happen: After two Israeli policemen were killed by three Arab terrorists at the entrance to the Temple Mount, holy to both Jews and Muslims, the Arab…
The timeworn synagogue of Alqosh, nestled at the base of the Bayhidhra Mountains in the governorate of Nineveh, is one of Iraq’s few remaining Jewish houses of prayer. Vegetation has reclaimed the courtyard, and the outbuildings have been repurposed as…
President Trump’s recent signing of a waiver delaying the American Embassy’s move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem rewards Islamist terrorist threats and damages peace prospects. Rewarding such threats invariably leads to even more terror and more threats, damaging the U.S….
In a rare sign of unity on Capitol Hill, a bipartisan group of congressmen joined religious leaders and activists Tuesday in the Rayburn House Office Building to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)…