Lebanon Must Answer the Pope’s Call for Peace
Lebanon, and the world, must heed the Pope of Peace over the so-called “Party of God,” Hezbollah. From the heart of Lebanon—a biblical land living under Hezbollah’s shadow—Pope Leo XIV issued...
Islamism
Is Qatari Money Corrupting American Education?
History was made days before Thanksgiving when President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting the Muslim Brotherhood. The order creates a framework for gradually hobbling the global Islamist...
Op-eds
Trump has finally said what no other world leader is brave enough to admit… and taken a stand against the greatest threat to Western civilization
President Donald Trump‘s new executive order targeting branches of the Muslim Brotherhood marks the first serious attempt by any Western leader in decades to confront the Islamist networks that...
Op-eds
Palestinian Islamic Jihad reportedly rebuilding its presence in Syria
Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported on November 26 that Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Gaza-based terrorist group, has been “increasingly strengthening its military wing in Syria...
Op-eds
Former South African Foreign Minister’s U.S. Visa Revoked
“She led South Africa to sue Israel for genocide,” read a flyer for a recent appearance by Naledi Pandor in Houston. Don’t expect another U.S. speech in the near future from the former South African...
Policy Briefs
Washington Finally Takes on the Muslim Brotherhood
After weeks of hinting that a major policy shift was imminent, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on November 24 directing the State and Treasury Departments to begin the process of...
Insights
The paradox of Iranian wealth: Why high exports are failing the people
The Iranian economy is entering a dangerous phase of stagnation and inflation, despite securing revenue streams, signaling the nation's lack of wealth.
Op-eds
Iran Drops the Façade of Tolerance Toward Persian Jews
Without consequences or outside pressure, the regime could revert to the same violent persecution that marked the early years of the Islamic Revolution.
Op-eds
Inside Qatar’s $225 Million Effort to Court US Policymakers and Press
Qatar still thinks money can buy you love, and it has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in the United States to prove it. During the first Trump administration, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates,...
Op-eds
Why Normalization with Israel Will Revive Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia risks irrelevance by tying its future to the failed Palestinian cause. Saudi Arabia is rapidly losing regional relevance, with Sunni rivals Qatar and Turkey encroaching on its traditional...
Op-eds
The United States Should Apply the Gaza Ceasefire’s Stipulations to West Bank Terrorist Organizations
Days after U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan was announced, senior Hamas member Zaher Jabarin directed attention to the West Bank, where Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and...
Op-eds
Kazakhstan To Join the Abraham Accords, Signaling Opportunity in Central Asia
Kazakhstan has reached out to the United States in an unprecedented fashion — by improving relations with Israel. Prior to a November summit between the United States and five Central Asia countries,...
Policy Briefs
Israel and India Strengthen Defense Ties
United by “shared challenges of terrorism,” Israel and India are moving to deepen their already robust security cooperation. The two governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on November...
Policy Briefs
The war against Christians
President Trump is giving attention to this matter
Op-eds
The Flood that Sunk the Palestinian State
When the world needed Palestinian grownups to help solve the problems in Gaza, it found none. The PLO was too corrupt and Hamas too irrational.
Op-eds
To Combat Iran’s Assassination Attempts, the US Must Project Strength
“It is highly relevant that this was a cross-border crime,” declared US Federal judge Colleen McMahon, regarding an Iranian assassination attempt on US soil. She added, “It is...
Op-eds
Israel banned UNRWA. A former IDF spokesman explains why
The first organization that must be removed from Gaza is Hamas; the second is the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
Op-eds
Iranians Challenge the Regime by Celebrating Cyrus the Great
A tribute to an ancient and pre-Islamic king is now a form of protest against a modern Islamist theocracy. October 29 marked Cyrus the Great Day, celebrated by Iranians across the country. Though not...
Policy Briefs
Islamic State redoubles call for jihad in Sudan, urges foreign fighters to migrate
As news of more mass atrocities committed by the United Arab Emirates-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) circulates, the Islamic State has again called for jihad in Sudan. In this week’s Al...
Op-eds
Kidnapping of U.S. Missionary Shines Light on Persecution of Christians in Africa
Concern is growing over the whereabouts of Kevin Rideout, an American missionary abducted on October 21 in the West African state of Niger. The seizure of this 48-year-old pilot, who works for...