Monthly Archives: May 2017

The Six-Day War: An Inevitable Conflict

NOTE: This Perspective was originally published in the Summer 2017 issue of the Middle East Quarterly. It is part of a forthcoming BESA Center study on the Six-Day War that will be published to coincide with...

Syrian Kurdish dissident: “Beware of the Saudis and Turks”

In an exclusive interview, Sherkoh Abbas, the head of the Kurdistan National Assembly of Syria, warns the US government of the dangers posed by supporting Saudi Arabia and Turkey. He argued that the Kurds...

Is the re-election of Rouhani really a victory for the moderates?

Rachel Avraham explains how the re-election of Rouhani was not really a victory for the Iranian moderates as it was portrayed in the Western media. At the same time, she examines, how will the...

The Six Day War: A Retrospective View

Several weeks from now Israel and Jews around the World will be celebrating a seminal moment in Jewish history; the 50th anniversary of Israel’s monumental victory in the Six Day War. For those of...

As a Witness, Bedein Chronicles “Inconvenient Truths” of Palestinian Authroity

Genesis of the Palestinian Authority, by David Bedein. Edited by Bernhard Rosenberg. Behr Publishers, Edison, NJ. 2017 Over the past 30 years of covering the Israeli-PLO relations, David Bedein has witnessed many of its defining...

UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine …created in 1948 ostensibly...

The days of David vs. Goliath and the image of Israel as a country threatened with imminent destruction are long gone In the weeks of tension before the Six Day War, Israel’s struggle for survival...

Greet the Press

Media have arrived in overwhelming numbers to cover the visit of President Trump. An impromptu press center has been set up at the Mamila Hotel in Jerusalem. This provides an opportunity for people who live in...

Trump & Netanyahu: How to interpret their summit?

Preliminary note To edit and correct a scientific model one must make predictions and see how close to reality they come. This is why, before Donald Trump took his oath of office, we made public...

Will common sense finally Trump endemic bias?

We are currently in the throes of a frenetic frenzy in advance of the visit of Donald Trump to Israel…writes Michael Kuttner. Those unfortunate enough to be living anywhere near the King David Hotel in...