Israel-Palestine Conflict

Israel’s Merkava Tanks Are Back In The West Bank

The West Bank has seen a marked increase in violence since the Iranian-backed Hamas carried out its terrorist attack into southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

Trump’s Foreign Policy Vision Collides With Middle East Reality

Trump might defy the odds and secure a lasting resolution to the Israel-Palestine problem. But the odds are not in his favor. Nor is historical precedent. 

The Middle East, One Year After October 7

Much of the commentary coming out of think tanks and news outlets over the last week has been limited in scope and vision, often focusing on public attitudes in Israel,...

Najib Mikati’s Peace Overture: A Lost Opportunity?

Despite the temporary November ceasefire in 2023, the conflict between Israel and Hamas persists in the Gaza Strip. Numerous countries have offered support for one side or the other, while...

Interventionism’s Moral Narrative Has Crumbled

When Western governments, led by the Biden administration, switched focus from the staling Ukraine-Russia conflict to a reinvigorated Israel-Palestine one, they exposed one of the most repeatedly deployed tools for...

The Shrinking Cost of War Threatens Western Militaries

In business, the term “commodification” describes the transition of something previously a luxury good into a day-to-day commodity that is bought and sold cheaply. When smartphones first went to market,...

Antisemitism on Campus Must End

Calling for the genocide of Jews is permitted at the University of Pennsylvania. School president Liz Magill conveyed this message at a congressional hearing earlier this month. Days later, she...

Will Netanyahu Be the End of Joe Biden’s Presidency?

Israel’s war in Gaza has become one of the biggest political negatives of Joe Biden’s presidency. Part of this political fallout was inevitable once Hamas staged its attack on October...

Iran and Gaza Escalation

The ongoing fighting in Gaza presents a significant risk for expansion into a broader war. Although Iran may or may not have orchestrated the initial Hamas terrorist attack and isn’t...

The Invasion of Gaza Could Be the Best Path for a Two-State Solution

In a recent interview with ABC, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would handle security in the Gaza Strip for an “indefinite” period of time. With his minister of...

Why are the Israelis Stalling?

There appears to be hesitation with the Israeli ground operation in Gaza because of the difficulty, if not impossibility, of eradicating Hamas. The same was the case with groups like...

Why Invading Gaza is a Bad Idea

The October 7 attack has exposed Israel’s vulnerability in its intelligence and military. The question is how Mossad and the IDF, which rank among the most esteemed intelligence agencies and...