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June 6, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

As Hezbollah escalates attacks at Iran’s behest, Israel must stop an ‘unsustainable’ assault

Iran’s multi-front war on Israel escalated this week as Tehran’s flagship terrorist proxy rained down missiles and drones on northern Israeli towns, killing an Israeli soldier, leaving more wounded...

May 16, 2024 | David Adesnik, Ahmad Sharawi

Don’t buy Rashida Tlaib & Co.’s lie: ‘From the river to the sea’ has always meant erasing Israel

In English, protesters call for Palestine to be free. But when their chants shift to Arabic, they often call for the whole of Palestine to be Arab — an explicit call to dismantle the Jewish state...

April 14, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

The epic fail of Biden’s doctrine vs. Iran — no consequences

President Biden needs to face reality: His policies of appeasing Iran while waging political warfare against Israel led Tehran to conclude it could launch a massive attack on Israel and face no consequences. As...

September 14, 2023 | Behnam Ben Taleblu

Remarks by Behnam Ben Taleblu at FDD Event Promoting Maximum Support for the People of Iran One Year After Mahsa Amini’s Murder

We all have a song. A song whose lyrics resonate not just with us. But beyond us. That’s what “Baraye” or “For” in Persian, by Shervin Hajipour, became just over one year ago to Iranian protestors....

June 12, 2023 | John Hardie |

Bipartisan Coalition Urges Biden to Send ATACMS to Ukraine

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers introduced a resolution on Friday urging the Biden administration to send Ukraine the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). These missiles would facilitate Kyiv’s...

April 24, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi, Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman

Eyeing Congress, Biden Administration Approves Possible F-16 Equipment Sale to Turkey

The Biden administration announced on April 17 its approval of a possible foreign military sale to Turkey to support Ankara’s existing F-16 fighter jet fleet, totaling an estimated $259 million. Washington’s...

January 23, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Congress Questions Biden Plan to Sell F-16s to Turkey

The Biden administration informally notified Congress of its intention to sell 40 new F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, along with 79 upgrade kits to modernize the Turkish Air Force’s existing F-16 fleet....

August 13, 2022 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Rushdie attack reveals — again — true nature of Iranian regime

Excerpt On Feb. 14, 1989, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, condemning author Salman Rushdie to death for blasphemy. Rushdie had recently...

August 3, 2022 | Bill Roggio |

Biden sold America the false narrative that Al Qaeda was ‘gone’ from Afghanistan. Zawahiri’s death proves he was dangerously wrong.

One year ago this month, President Biden told Americans that Al Qaeda was ‘gone’ from Afghanistan. On Monday, we learned that clearly was not the case. ‘We went to Afghanistan for the...

April 18, 2022 | Dr. Erica Lonergan, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

What is the Future of Cyber Deterrence?

Excerpt Scholars and practitioners alike have debated the feasibility of applying deterrence models to cyberspace. Advocates of “cyber persistence theory,” for instance, posit that deterrence strategies...

February 18, 2022 | Toby Dershowitz, Orde Kittrie

Biden Can Reset the UN’s Discriminatory Approach to Israel

The United States led when it persuaded the General Assembly to repeal its 1975 vote declaring Zionism to be racism. It should now actively and decisively lead the effort to end the Commission of Inquiry, which the UNHRC created to conclude essentially the same thing.

February 4, 2022 | Richard Goldberg |

The New Worst Deal in History

Iran was under extreme pressure a year ago. Now it’s on the verge of a deal with better terms than the original JCPOA.

January 20, 2022 | David Adesnik |

Congress Delivers Bipartisan Warning to Biden on Syria Policy

The chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate committees on foreign relations sent a letter last week to President Joe Biden warning him that “[t]acit approval of formal diplomatic engagement...

November 17, 2021 | Mark Dubowitz, Matthew Zweig

Virginia elections show that Biden needs a bipartisan approach to Iran

Excerpt Elections have consequences. Republican victories in the Virginia governor’s race and House of Delegates, along with an unexpectedly tight gubernatorial race in New Jersey, don’t just signal...

November 15, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir, Enia Krivine

Erdogan’s veneer of respect conceals blatant antisemitism

Turkish president Erdogan's early political career was characterized by antisemitism which he has tried to move away from in his rise to power.

August 3, 2021 | Richard Goldberg, Orde Kittrie, David May

Analysis of Unilever Letter on Ben & Jerry’s BDS Activity

Unilever CEO Alan Jope sent a letter to major Jewish organizations in the United States and the United Kingdom on July 27, 2021, in an effort to defend the company’s decision earlier last month to terminate...

July 22, 2021 | David May, Richard Goldberg, Orde Kittrie

Double Scoops and Double Standards Courtesy of Ben & Jerry’s

In addition to its classic double scoops, Vermont-based ice cream producer Ben & Jerry’s is now offering a calorie-rich serving of double standards, too. The Ben & Jerry’s brand, owned...

July 15, 2021 | Dylan Gresik, Toby Dershowitz

ICAO’s Authoritarian Test

When Belarus’ authoritarian strongman, Aleksandr Lukashenko, personally dispatched a fully armed MiG-29 fighter jet to intercept Ryanair Flight FR4978 in order to arrest a journalist and regime critic,...

July 2, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Seth J. Frantzman, Ryan Brobst

Add Egypt and the UAE to the Noble Dina Exercise

During the conflict between Hamas and Israel last May, the terror group attempted to use rockets and an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) to attack Israel’s maritime assets in the Eastern Mediterranean....

June 11, 2021 | Richard Goldberg |

How States Can Respond If Biden Lifts Iran Sanctions

Republican governors and legislatures have some effective tools at their disposal.