Monthly Archives: February 2026
Burn the kitchen down
Trump must strike at Iran now. If his bluster against Iran and his promises of “help on its way” to the Iranian people occasion just another Obama-style soft deal that kicks the Iranian nuclear can...
Time has come to take a dispassionate view of the Arab-Israel war as it...
The motivating force of the war focuses on five generations of Palestinian-Arab refugees that have been indoctrinated with the notion that their homes and villages were forcibly taken from them in 1948 to which...
European Politician: Israel Is the Only Safe Haven for Jews
A few months ago at the JNS Global Summit in Jerusalem, I had the honor of interviewing someone I deeply admire, Fiamma Nirenstein, journalist, author, and former European foreign affairs leader in the Italian...
Fallacy of Palestinian education policy change; Abbas never met with UNESCO
The Palestinian Authority has failed to change its education system, despite repeated commitments to European donors, according to official European Union documents and national government reports spanning more than a decade.
The findings raise serious...
Rafah Crossing Reopening Could Enable Hamas To Resume Smuggling Operations Into Gaza
The reopening of the Rafah border crossing linking the Gaza Strip with Egypt will ease travel restrictions on Palestinians seeking medical treatment abroad. At the same time, it has deepened Israeli concerns that the crossing will...
New York Times Misleads Readers on Gaza Death Toll
Edward Wong, who covers the State Department for the New York Times, has a news article in the Feb. 2 newspaper that says “the Israeli military has killed about 70,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to statistics from...
Beyond the numbers: real responsibility for death toll in Gaza lies with Hamas
Last weekend, multiple media outlets reported that unnamed sources within the IDF were inclined to accept Hamas’ casualty figures from Gaza. But who exactly were these sources? I repeatedly contacted the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit...
Palestinian Authority Promised Terrorists More Than $200 Million in ‘Pay-To-Slay’ Payments After it ‘Scrapped’...
The State Department formally determined this month that the Palestinian Authority paid more than $200 million to terrorists and their families in 2025, the same year PA president Mahmoud Abbas claimed he ended the "pay-to-slay" program,...
For decades, Israelis were told there were ‘partners for peace’ in Gaza
Vivian Silver believed that there were partners for peace in Gaza and paid for it with her life. Silver was not a politician. Not a soldier. Not a “settler.” She was a lifelong peace...
The Palestinian Authority’s Long-Awaited Peace Education
President Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan which includes a phrase concerning "a path to a Palestinian state", alongside references to "a reformed Palestinian Authority" that would be able to participate in the future administration...













