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...
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Weekly Commentary: Disaster If Trump Blinking Not Bluffing

By the most conservative estimates, in the coming days the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) would be able to participate in an attack on Iran Which jibes with the threats President Trump...

In the Saudi Arabia–UAE Rivalry, the Saudis Are Wrong

On Dec. 30, 2025, Saudi Arabian jets bombed southern Yemeni forces at the port city of Mukalla. Saudi officials said they sought to destroy arms that the United Arab Emirates sent to its allies...

Trump’s Gaza vision: Luxury resorts or jihad’s next launchpad?

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and former senior advisor Jared Kushner presented a vision for what Gaza would look like. The vision was presented under the title "Empowering Gazans with Jobs,...

Lessons from Clausewitz about the Information War against Israel

During the war that was launched against Israel on October 7, 2023, it became commonplace for those following events closely to speak of an “eighth front.” While the IDF was fighting enemies in Gaza,...