Central Intelligence Agency

Trading terrorists for hostages

Israelis agreed to a bad deal for a good reason

CIA and Mossad Directors Seek to Expand Hostage Deal

Latest Developments Mossad chief David Barnea and his CIA counterpart, William Burns, made an unannounced visit to Qatar on November 28 for talks on securing the release of more hostages seized by Hamas....

Israel SitRep: Nov. 28, 2023

Today’s Issue: Fourth Group of Hostages Returns to Israel, Truce Extended by Two Days | Israel’s Public Broadcaster Reports That IDF Intelligence Unit 8200 Had Reduced Monitoring of Gaza Border | IDF...

The Real Reason Iran Hates Israel

The anti-Semitic regime in Tehran believes Jews guide and control American policy in the Middle East.

There’s only one way forward after Gaza. Israelis must accept it.

Reflecting on the Gaza war and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict more broadly, former president Barack Obama offered this regret: “I look at this, and I think back, ‘What could I have done...

Go-to-Zero: Joe Biden’s Withdrawal Order and the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

Israel celebrates breaching ground Hamas didn’t foresee as war enters second month

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to members of Israel’s elite Egoz unit on Tuesday, exactly one month after Hamas’ surprise attack on the country flipped the world upside down. The Egoz...

Prepare for an Iranian Escalation

Tehran can’t sit back and watch Israel crush Hamas. Absent serious deterrence, it will open a second front.

Biden’s Iran Policy Is About to Change—One Way or the Other

The administration could shift from appeasement to nuclear acceptance quietly, or it could try to build a bolder, bipartisan consensus.

Forget the Bomb and Help Iranians Fight Their Regime

All the other options have failed.

Hamas, Israel, and the danger of safe havens

The Hamas terrorist group shocked Israel by carrying out a coordinated assault unlike anything the world has seen since Lashkar-e-Taiba’s terror assault on Mumbai in 2007 or al-Qaeda’s attack on 9/11....

America’s Middle East Imperative: Contain Iran

The Hamas attack on Israel is just the latest of the Islamic Republic’s proxy wars to destabilize the region and undermine American interests

Canada must secure the release of hostages without funding Hamas

If Ottawa supports a U.S. ransom deal, terrorists would take it as green light to capture more Canadians

Why it’s important to continue our support for Ukraine

Russian victory in Ukraine would give comfort and confidence to those who hate America

Hostages and a Nuclear Illusion

Biden’s appeasement actually increases the chance that Iran will build a bomb.

Capital Markets with Chinese Characteristics

Xi’s Declaration of Lawfare

Iran’s New Patrons

Why China and Russia Are Stepping Up Their Support

Former President of Federated States of Micronesia David W. Panuelo Warns Country Could See Democratic Backsliding

New, exclusive interview with former President of Federated States of Micronesia, David W. Panuelo.

Israel Missed Its Moment

It might have had a chance to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions a few years ago, but the Middle East has changed.

‘Ghosts of Beirut’ gets Hezbollah’s most wanted all wrong

Showtime miniseries is thrilling but its portrayal of Hezbollah’s American-killing Imad Mughniyeh is wide off the historical mark