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March 7, 2016 Washington must resist Europe’s pressure over Visa Waiver Program In December, Congress passed the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act. The legislation created exceptions to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), including for dual citiz... March 7, 2016 EU Refugee Crisis: Turkey as an Effective Partner? Numbers alone are sufficient to convey the grim reality of Syrian refugees in Turkey: Of the 4.3 million displaced Syrians who have been registered as persons of concern by the UNHCR, 2.2 million... March 7, 2016 IAEA: Iran Nuke Deal Limits Public Reporting on Possible Violations The head of the international community’s nuclear watchdog organization disclosed Monday that certain agreements reached under the Iran nuclear deal limit inspectors from publicly reporting... March 4, 2016 Erdogan’s War on Media Enters a New Phase The Turkish government continued its systematic crackdown on independent media today, taking over... March 4, 2016 The IAEA’s Latest Report Falls Short Executive Summary: The International Atomic Energy Agency’s most recent report on Iran’s nuclear activities provides insufficient details on important verification and monitoring... March 4, 2016 Mehr Nachdruck gegen Dämonisierung Israels Im Gegensatz zu Deutschland bekämpft Österreich aktuell den modernen Antisemitismus. Mit dieser Haltung macht Österreich Schule. Dies zeigt sich z. B. an zwei Beispielen, die j&uum... March 4, 2016 Iran’s Make-Believe Moderates Barack Obama and his tireless secretary of state sold the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in part as a means to reinforce Iranian “reformers," "moderates," and "pragmatists."... March 4, 2016 Iran’s False Choice: Rebranding Hard-Liners as ‘Moderates’ Iranians went to the ballot box last Friday to cast their votes for the Assembly of Experts and the Majles, Iran’s parliament. Reading ... March 4, 2016 German public university to host boycott Israel lecture Ruhr University Bochum—one of Germany’s largest public academic institutions—is slated to hold in March a Boycott, Sanctions, Divestment (BDS) lecture targeting the Jewish state... March 4, 2016 Politicians in Albert Einstein’s German hometown fund anti-Semitic lecture A municipally funded adult education center in Ulm – the birthplace of Albert Einstein – is slated to host next Wednesday a speaker accused of stoking anti-Semitism and hatred of Isra... March 4, 2016 German BDS group confirms bank closed its account The hardcore BDS-Kampagne (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign) announced on its website that the French-German DAB Bank in Munich will terminate its account on April 14. In what... March 4, 2016 Apple, the FBI and free speech: Column It would be one thing if Apple could carry out a court order that it unlock an iPhone used by the San Bernardino terrorists simply by waving a magic wand. But encryption isn’t magic; the or... March 3, 2016 If the Kurds Go Broke, It’s Lights Out for Obama’s War on the Islamic State Here’s a worrying bit of news: America’s best ally in the war against the Islamic State, Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), is nearly broke. That’s a major proble... March 3, 2016 European Affairs: BDS spreading like wildfire in Europe? To fathom the potency (or lack thereof) of the BDS movement targeting Israel, the diverging and converging paths of its activity in the US and EU can be quite telling. First, the diverge... March 2, 2016 What the United States Is Really Doing in Syria Whether they support or oppose it, most observers converge on viewing President Barack Obama’s Syria policy as generally marked by passive detachment. After all, th... March 2, 2016 Joining Hezbollah: An Insider’s Account In late December 2015, Lebanese journalist Carol Malouf held an in-depth interview with two Hezbollah captives of Jabhat al-Nusra. The intervi... March 1, 2016 The Great Trump Unknown “Hillary Clinton’s win in Nevada Saturday suggests that in the end Democrats aren’t going to indulge their inner socialist this year. They want to win. Republicans have a last c... March 1, 2016 Hamas’ Execution of Commander Accused of Being Gay Underscores Internal Divisions Hamas’ execution of its own commander last month suggests a widening schism among leaders of the terrorist group as well as a loss of authority in the Gaza Strip. Mahmoud Ishtiwi,... March 1, 2016 The real roadblock to better relations is Tehran The Islamic Republic of Iran must take delight in commentators in the West who advance the regime’s public relations agenda free of charge. Here in Canada, one analyst claims that... February 29, 2016 Abbas’ Attacks on Lawmaker are Another Sign of Growing Autocracy Palestinian lawmaker Najat Abu Bakr took refuge in the building of the defunct Palestinian Authority parliament on Friday after PA security services... February 29, 2016 Saudi Arabia targets alleged Hezbollah procurement agents Saudi Arabia imposed sanctions&... February 26, 2016 Iran’s Assembly of Experts Election: A Foregone Conclusion Iranians go to the ballot box today to cast votes in two elections: one for the Assembly of Experts and the other for parliament. The former is charged with choosing and supervising the supreme l... February 26, 2016 Iran’s Principlists to Dominate Elections Analyses in U.S. media suggest today’s Iranian parliamentary election is a decisive battle between hard-lin... February 26, 2016 Are Syria’s Kurds Really Pro-Assad? Among supporters of the Syrian opposition, there is increasing cynicism (if not occasional disdain) toward the... February 25, 2016 Hamas Is Fracturing, And Israel Should Be Worried The al-Qassam Brigades, the so-called “armed wing” of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, is ... February 25, 2016 Remember the war in Yemen? The U.S. Air Force is there Since beginning an air war against in Houthi rebels in Yemen last year, the Saudis and their allies have relied on U.S. tankers to refuel their aircraft in flight. And these missions con... February 24, 2016 How not to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict Imagine that your mission is to make sure the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians does not get resolved — not even now, a time when self-proclaimed jihadis are wreaking havoc through... February 23, 2016 Neither Remaining Nor Expanding: The Islamic State’s Global Expansion Struggles Co-written with Nathaniel Barr Judging from the Islamic State’s propaganda, it would appear the group is rapidly overtaking the Muslim world. The Islamic State has declare... February 23, 2016 Austria’s parliament set to honor pro-Hamas, pro-BDS Jew who fled Nazis An Austrian Parliament event partially devoted to women survivors of the Holocaust is reaping a whirlwind of criticism because it honors a German-born American Jewish woman who opposes Israel&rsq... February 23, 2016 Austrian parliament nixes event honoring pro-Hamas, anti- Israel Jew who fled Nazis The spokeswoman for the president of the Austrian parliament informed The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that an event slated to honor Hedy Epstein - an anti-Zionist Jew and defender of Hamas - has bee... February 22, 2016 Afghan military abandon district in Helmand The Afghan military withdrew its remaining combat forces from the district of Musa Qala in Helmand province today after battling the Taliban there for nearly a year. The district is now firmly un... February 22, 2016 Another town in southern Yemen reportedly falls to AQAP Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s (AQAP) fighters reportedly seized the southern Yemeni town of Ahwar earlier today. A Twitter feed maintained by AQAP’s political and military front... February 22, 2016 Where Obama Fails on Iran Sanctions, the Gulf States Can Step In Meaningful new U.S. sanctions on Iran will have to wait for the next administration. President Obama continues to oppose congressional efforts to inflict financial pain on Tehran for it... February 22, 2016 A fractured Hamas looks to mend ties with Iran A senior Hamas delegation traveled to Tehran last week to attend celebrations marking the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The meeting comes at a tense time in the Hamas-Iran relationship. The group has... February 19, 2016 PKK Offshoot Claims Ankara Attack The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (Teyrênbazê Azadiya Kurdistan, or TAK), a terrorist group that broke away from Turkey’s militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in 2004,... February 19, 2016 Despite Stillborn Deal, Saudi-Russian Petrodiplomacy Could Reshape The Future Of Oil The Saudi-Iran grudge match still hangs over the oil patch. Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s two largest oil exporters, finally reached an ... February 19, 2016 Containing ISIS, keeping Assad weak Israel should favor a Kurdish state and Druse autonomy in Syria; must prevent Islamic State from securing a presence on its border; has the tools to deter Hezbollah; and would like to see Preside... February 18, 2016 Turkey just received a huge ‘political gift’ Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced Thursday that the People's Protections Unit (YPG), a Kurdish militia based in northern Syria, was responsible for Wednesday's bombing in... February 18, 2016 Khamenei’s Plan to Manage Iran After His Death Last week the powerful Guardian Council—which approves all candidates for Iran’s political institutions—announced&n... February 18, 2016 Türkiye’nin Gerçek Gündemi Yerelde (mi?) Küresel siyaset dilimizden düşmüyor. Televizyon programları ve gazete sayfaları stratejik analizden geçilmiyor. Gündelik yaşamlarımız da a... February 18, 2016 America’s News HQ Chairman of FDD's Leadership Council Jim Woolsey comments on ISIS building and using chemical weapons. ... February 17, 2016 Bystanders to genocide It’s surprising how time slips away: Five years ago next month, President Obama proclaimed a “responsibility to act” when American “interests and values are at stake.&rdqu... February 16, 2016 German city awards US NGO with ties to Holocaust deniers 10,000 prize The Bavarian city of Bayreuth is slated to award 10,000 euros in April to a US-based activist group - Code Pink - that supports a boycott of the Jewish state and has participated in a conference... February 16, 2016 The Problem With Saudi Arabia’s ‘Terrorist’ Re-education Co-written by Eric Eikenberry and James Suzano On Jan. 2, Saudi Arabia conducted a mass execution of 47 individuals convicted on... February 16, 2016 Schumer Slams Obama’s Cuts to Anti-Terror Budget Sen. Chuck Schumer (D – N.Y.) slammed the Obama administration’s proposed cut in funds for counter-terrorism programs nationwide as “ill-advised and ill-timed,” the Associ... February 16, 2016 How the United States Mislabels Israel Co-written by Asaf Romirowsky In a move uncharacteristic of U.S. policy as it has been carried out for decades, the Obama administration recently endorsed Europe’s version... February 16, 2016 German mayor opposes 10,000 euro award to anti-Semitic group Code Pink The mayor of the German city of Bayreuth, Brigitte Merk-Erbe, said on Thursday that she rejects awarding the city’s tolerance prize to the radical US NGO Code Pink because of its ties with... February 16, 2016 Underestimating Nuclear Missile Threats from North Korea and Iran Co-written by William R. Graham, Henry F. Cooper, Fritz Ermarth and Peter Vincent Pry North Korea launched its second satellite on Saturday, yet the national press continues to... February 16, 2016 Can Iran Change For The Better We are apparently unwilling to listen to the plain meaning of Iranian words. I invariably get an uncomfortable silence when I ask listeners “what do you think the Iranians mean when they ch... February 15, 2016 Gulf States Pledge Forces for Syria, but Challenges Remain Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates made new military commitments this week at a defense summit in Brussels,...

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