Khaled Mashal

November 29, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Trading terrorists for hostages

Israelis agreed to a bad deal for a good reason

November 16, 2023 | |

Turkish President Escalates Anti-Israel Rhetoric

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued to ratchet up his rhetoric against Israel on November 15, calling Israel a “terrorist state” and defending Hamas terrorists as...

November 12, 2023 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Palestinians don’t want to govern Gaza — here’s why

Gaza “must include Palestinian-led governance” and be “unified with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority,” according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The only problem is Palestinians...

November 8, 2023 | Mark Dubowitz, Natalie Ecanow

No one can deny Hamas’ aim is to kill Jews — it fully admits it

Gushing with pride, a Hamas terrorist phoned home Oct. 7 to tell his parents: “I killed 10 with my own hands! Dad, 10 with my own hands!” One month after Hamas...

November 7, 2023 | Matt Pottinger, David Feith, Ben Noon

In Israel vs. Hamas, China Backs Iran vs. America  

China’s response to the Israel-Hamas war draws from the same playbook Beijing has applied to the Ukraine war since last year. Beijing is backing the interests of its main anti-U.S. ally in the region...

October 30, 2023 | |

Israel to Reevaluate Diplomatic Relationship with Turkey After Erdogan’s Threats

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen stated on October 28 that he “ordered the return of diplomatic representatives” from Ankara “in order to conduct a reevaluation of the relations...

October 30, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

How Hamas Angled for Russia-China Support

Moscow and Beijing have their reasons to hope for Hamas’ survival.

October 24, 2023 | |

Ankara Denies Asking Hamas Leaders to Leave Turkey

Turkey’s government has reportedly asked key Hamas leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh, to leave Turkey. Ankara has denied this, stating “the allegations that ‘Turkish President...

October 20, 2023 | |

Hamas Releases Two American Hostages

Hamas reportedly released two American hostages, a mother and a daughter, on October 20. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the development to ABC News. The Israeli prime...

October 10, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey Actively Supports Hamas, Refuses to Condemn Massacre 

Following the deadly terrorist attacks in Israel by Hamas, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan refused to condemn the perpetrators, instead commenting on Sunday, “it’s our responsibility to stand...

December 21, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Abdullah in the middle

Why Jordan has not joined the Abraham Accords

June 1, 2022 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Hamas as Tehran’s Agent

Since the late 1980s, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been plying the Hamas terrorist group with cash and weapons while also teaching it how to be self-sufficient. With hundreds of millions of dollars...

May 25, 2022 | Enia Krivine |

Turkey’s wooing of Israel may lead to Hamas ouster

As Ankara mends fences with pro-Western Arab governments and Israel, Hamas could become collateral damage and may be expelled from Turkey.

October 28, 2020 | Jonathan Spyer, Benjamin Weinthal

America Should Not Sell F-35 Fighter Planes to the Qatari Regime

Israeli energy minister Yuval Steinitz, speaking to the Ynet website on Sunday, expressed concern that despite Jerusalem’s objections, Qatar will eventually acquire state-of-the-art Lockheed Martin...

August 17, 2020 | Jacob Nagel, Jonathan Schanzer

Tensions in Gaza and on Israel’s Northern Border – What Next?

Tensions are once again escalating on the border between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and Israel. What started with explosive-lade balloons has given way to the firing of rockets and even riots at the...

January 22, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir, Varsha Koduvayur

The Turkish-Qatari Axis Challenges Washington

Turkey and Qatar have become brothers in arms, pursuing joint ventures in illicit finance and promoting extremist ideologies. Washington needs to develop a multipronged response to compel Ankara and Doha to curb their malign conduct.

May 29, 2018 | David May |

South Africa Adds to Its Long Record of Israel-Bashing

South Africa recalled its ambassador to Israel two weeks ago to condemn the “violent aggressio...

May 4, 2018 | Jonathan Schanzer |

How Malaysia Became a Training Ground for Hamas

It was like a scene out of the Mission: Impossible series. ...

April 9, 2018 | Varsha Koduvayur

Trump should confront Qatar on its support for Hamas in upcoming White House meeting

As Qatar’s leader – Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani – prepares for a White House ...

October 16, 2017 | Grant Rumley |

Can Anyone End the Palestinian Civil War?

Co-authored by Neri Zilber. Stop us if you’ve heard this story before. The two largest Palestinian factions ...