The Shadow War
A review of Yonah Jeremy Bob and Ilan Evyatar, “Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination—and Secret Diplomacy—to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East” (Simon & Schuster, 2023).
Olympic Games
The legacy of President Trump 2.0
Now is the time to think about what needs to be achieved
Op-eds
Qatar’s Sportswashing Strategy: What the Latest Headlines on European Soccer Didn’t Tell You
Paris’ Stade de France stadium appeared more like a fortress than a soccer arena ahead of the UEFA Nations League match between France and Israel on November 14. French authorities increased security...
Policy Briefs
Iranian Cyber Operations Raise Fears of Attacks on Military Personnel
“You and your children … are our legitimate targets around the world,” an X account called @idfleaks threatened in December 2023, addressing service members from the Israel Defense Forces...
Op-eds
Mr. Abbas goes to Moscow and Ankara
In his jaunts abroad, the 88-year-old leader of the Palestinian Authority reinforced the very message he hoped to undermine—that there are no credible, trustworthy leaders on the Palestinian side.
Op-eds
Iranian Cyber Warfare Targeting Israel Seeks to Exploit Fears of Military Attack
A malicious email sent to Israeli citizens on August 4 purporting to contain “citizen safety” guidelines drawn up by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has highlighted attempts...
Flash Briefs
Israeli Delegation Faces Threats and Abuse at Paris Olympics
French authorities opened an investigation into spectators who carried a banner declaring “Genocide Olympics,” chanted “Heil Hitler,” performed Nazi salutes, and otherwise...
Flash Briefs
Russia Is Not the Champion of Christian and Traditional Values
For years, Putin has sought to present Russia as the champion of Christian and traditional values. He portrays the West as a dystopia of decadence, where elites push “strange and trendy ideas like...
Op-eds
The new – or perhaps renewed – Cold War
You can’t win it if you don’t know you’re in it
Op-eds
The US should insist that Russian and Belarusian athletes be banned from the 2024 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) needs to get off the sidelines on the question of whether Russian athletes will participate in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Instead, it appears the...
Op-eds
Knocking anti-Israel bias to the mat
Three years, two nationalities and one pandemic later, Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei finally faced his Israeli opponent — and now best friend — Sagi Muki, on the mat. Their unlikely friendship, the...
Op-eds
Turkistan Islamic Party leader celebrates Eid in Afghanistan
Abdul Haq al Turkistani, the head of the Al Qaeda and Taliban-linked Turkistan Islamic Party, celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Afghanistan. Abdul Haq’s public presence in Afghanistan directly contradicts...
Op-eds
Israel Is Not Russia, and Palestinians Are Not Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine set off an immediate wave of boycotts and sanctions targeting Moscow. These swift and comprehensive economic punishments have left the frustrated activists of the Boycott,...
Op-eds
Why the IOC Doesn’t Deserve Gold for Its Olympics Campaign
While more than 1 million Uyghurs and other minorities suffer mass detention, forced labor and torture in Xinjiang in western China, many of the world’s greatest athletes competed in Beijing at the...
Op-eds
Why China’s Threat to Punish Outspoken Olympians Rings Hollow
It would create a diplomatic crisis, which should be the last thing the Xi regime wants.
Op-eds
Czar wars
If Putin wins, it’s not only Ukraine that loses
Op-eds
After Fox News report, Iran’s America-hating wrestling boss might be banned from US
Iran's Alireza Dabir urged “Death to America” in a television interview
Op-eds
Don’t Let China Weaponize the 2022 Winter Olympics
While a full boycott would unfairly punish American athletes, there are other measures Washington should take.
Op-eds
Xi and Putin’s Summit for Autocracy
The two leaders stressed the strength of their relationship and vowed to protect each other’s interests.
Op-eds
Will the NBA Stand Up to China’s Bullying for Enes Kanter?
If the United States wants to send a message regarding China not only to Beijing but also to the international community, then America must first stand with Enes Kanter.