Special Envoy to the Middle East Undermines America First Agenda

Two months ago, then-President-Elect Donald Trump, with his special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff by his side, reiterated: “If those hostages aren’t back … by the time I get into office, all hell...

Nauseous nonsense

The definition of nausea is “a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.” Subsequent frantic attempts by politicians and officials to justify this “deal” and idiotic pronouncements by the international community have been enough...

PM Netanyahu must resign if he reaffirms his “doormat” status by withdrawing from Lebanon

PM Netanyahu must resign if he reaffirms his "doormat" status by withdrawing from Lebanon Dr. Aaron Lerner 23 January 2025 We face many critical issues for our future, and if President Trump thinks that our leader...

Jimmy Carter’s mixed legacy

With the recent passing of former president Jimmy Carter, the time has come to consider the mixed legacy he has left behind. Although remembered for pursuing and signing the Camp David Accords, which facilitated...

Trump Should Pull Out of Gaza Nation Building

The disastrous ceasefire deal proposed by the Biden administration and rubber stamped by Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East envoy, doesn’t just free thousands of Islamic terrorists while letting Hamas reclaim power, it also commits...

It Wasn’t a Deal – It Was a Crime

The decision by the Israeli government to make significant concessions to the Hamas kidnappers should never be called a “deal.” It was an extortion. Would you call it a deal if somebody kidnapped your...

Why Hamas still stands: Failed military doctrine drives IDF thinking

Ran Baratz, who teaches military doctrine at the IDF’s National Defense College and founded Mida, an online Hebrew-language Commentary-like magazine, raises no objections to the ceasefire deal with Hamas—but not for the reasons one would expect....

Announcing the Stefan Moldovan Prize for 2025

Monday, January 6, 2025 Tevet 5785 We are pleased to announce the solicitation of titles for the 15th annual Stefan Moldovan Prize for Israeli Security Studies. This prestigious prize has previously been awarded to authors of...

Israel must stand up to the coercion of Qatar

Israel is now asked to free hundreds of rapists and killers who promise to rape and kill once again if they are set free. There is no question  about it. Israel has a responsibility to abide...
Captured Hamas documents with instructions on taking Israeli hostages, even what to tell them in Hebrew. (IDF)

Documents Reveal Hamas’s Goal: To Deepen the Rifts in Israeli Society

Documents seized in the Gaza Strip, some of which were published in the Israeli and international media, revealed a partial picture of Hamas’s goals and intentions prior to and during the October 7, 2023,...