Iranians sift through the rubble of the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab, Iran, destroyed by a missile strike on the first day of the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Feb. 28, 2026. Credit: Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News Agency/Creative Commons via Wikimedia Commons.

From Sderot to Tehran: Unmasking the architects of the ‘double war crime’

Countless pieces of evidence from the current conflict show Iranian ballistic missiles being launched from within or immediately adjacent to schools and hospitals. Satellite imagery, open-source intelligence (OSINT) and consistent local reports confirm that...

An Israeli Survivor Addresses Mamdani’s Wife’s Claim About Israel’s ‘Rape Hoax’

Zohran Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, has labeled the claims about Hamas members committing rapes on October 7, 2023 as a “mass hoax.” Someone who was there, heard the screams, and saw the bodies, of...

Korach, Not Amalek: A Better Archetype for the Anti-Zionist “Wicked Son”

Robert Goldberg’s recent essay at the Institute for the Critical Study of Antizionism Substack, adapted from his book The Haggadah: Zionism’s Drama of Destiny, makes a powerful and timely argument: anti-Zionist Jews are not a modern phenomenon...
While Iran negotiates an agreement with the West on its nuclear program, it holds naval exercises near the Straits of Hormuz, sinking a mock-up of the USS Nimitz, an American aircraft carrier. (AFP Photo/Fars News/Hamed Jafarnejad)

Not the end of the story: why Iran is far from collapse despite ongoing...

Three weeks into the war between Israel and the United States and Iran, the need for caution in assessing the situation has sharpened amid reports ranging from optimism that the Islamic Republic is on...

Iran’s Ayatollah Writes Islamist Version Of ‘Mein Kampf’

Iran Deal: Not to be outdone by the Fuhrer, the Ayatollah Khamenei has penned a 416-page guide on how to rid Israel of the Jews. Once Tehran gets nukes, his theories can go into practice. Iran's...

Why Did the US Just Lift Sanctions on Iranian Oil?

BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,370, March 22, 2026 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On March 20, 2026, the US announced a temporary 30-day lifting of sanctions on the sale and delivery of Iranian oil. The permit applies only to oil...

‘All about deception,’ says NJ Republican, who can’t get X to remove handle spoofing...

Look up Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, and you see his picture and his letterhead. But it’s not his handle. As a result of that handle,...

Third week and counting

Three weeks of missile and drone bombardments from Iran, together with disrupted sleep and siren-filled days, certainly make life here at the moment a rather action-packed experience. Most Israelis, however, realise that in order to...

Beyond ceasefire: The unresolved core of the West Asian conflict

Over the next weeks and months, Israel will be pressured by the US into accepting a ceasefire. However, before agreeing to a ceasefire, fundamental issues must be brought to the forefront to show that...

Calls Grow To Scrutinize Ceasefire Terms As Israel Faces Mounting Pressure

Over the next weeks and months, Israel will be pressured by the US into accepting a ceasefire. However, before agreeing to a ceasefire, fundamental issues must be brought to the forefront to show that the...