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IDF targets high-rise buildings as Gaza City offensive ramps up
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began a campaign of airstrikes against high-rise buildings in Gaza, destroying them in daylight raids. On September 8, the IDF said that it had struck a...
Op-eds
‘That’s All I’d Accept’: Trump Stands Firm on Dismantling Iranian Nuclear Program as Tehran Tests New Missile
Iran Must Dismantle Nuclear Program: President Donald Trump told NBC’s Meet the Press that he would only accept a nuclear deal with Iran that includes the “total dismantlement”...
Flash Briefs
Will U.S. Forces Leave Syria for Good in 2025?
U.S. forces in Syria continue to support their partners in the war against ISIS. This is part of a mission that dates back to 2015, when the U.S. first became involved in Syria. However, recent reports point to an increasing likelihood that the U.S. role in Syria may end within months.
Op-eds
Rafah through the eyes of int’l journalists
The trip by journalists is important because it provides the first reactions among correspondents to Israel’s operations in this area of southern Gaza.
Op-eds
Seventeen Countries Urge Hamas to Accept Ceasefire Proposal
The United States and 16 other countries whose citizens are being held captive by Hamas in Gaza signed a statement on June 6 calling on the Iran-backed terror organization to accept...
Flash Briefs
Explaining the moral case for backing Israel may help Biden in Nov. elections
With a presidential election looming in November, the White House is watching President Joe Biden’s polling numbers with increasing concern.
Op-eds
Lacking Hostage Deal, Blinken Continues to Stall Israeli Ground Operation in Rafah
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on May 1 emphasized his unease with Israel’s pledge to carry out a ground operation in Rafah. Blinken, who concluded another Middle East troubleshooting...
Flash Briefs
Can US airpower stop the threats in Yemen, Iraq and Syria?
The Houthis continue to threaten shipping in the Red Sea and off the coast of Yemen.
Op-eds
Iran seeks ‘single front’ against US and Israel from Syria-Iraq – analysis
Iran now harnesses militias in Iraq and Syria and, alongside the Houthis in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon, carries out a series of increasing threats against the US and Israel.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
Foil the Financiers of Iran’s Terrorism
The Biden administration believes Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a terrorist organization. So why lift sanctions on banks that help fund it?
Op-eds
The Squad loves dead Jews
Support for Hamas implies nothing less
Op-eds
The Debate That Democrats Didn’t Have in Las Vegas
Republican foreign-policy experts weigh in on the most eventful debate of the 2020 primary.
Op-eds
Turkey’s Pro-Government Hackers Grow Bolder
British and American officials have attributed a sweeping cyber-espionage campaign to hackers aligned with the Turkish government. The discovery of Ankara’s brazen cyber offensive, whose main targets...
Policy Briefs
The Pastor is Not the Only U.S. Hostage in Turkey
Turkish-American relations are at a boiling point. This month, the United States not only ...
Op-eds
Tracking freedom’s enemies
If I were to ask an intelligent person like you what happened in the 20th century, or the 19th or the 18th, you could probably sum up the most significant developments. But if I asked you what is...
Op-eds
Russia’s ‘Ring of Steel’ Around Sochi Can’t Stop Terror Attacks Outside
Next month’s Olympic Games in Sochi have generated a great deal of anxiety about the possibility of terrorist attacks. Sochi is the most dangerous Olympics we have seen in terms of...
Op-eds
Not a ‘Bogus’ Benghazi Connection
During an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, New York Times reporter David Kirkpatrick was asked about the connections between Muhammad Jamal’s network and the B...
Op-eds
The Disinformation Age
Walter Cronkite, the great CBS anchorman from 1962 to 1981, was called “the most trusted man in America” — and polling supported that claim. He’d conclude his CBS Even...