The conviction of former US President Donald Trump last week has set off a firestorm of controversy in the United States. Some accuse the justice system of being “weaponized,” while others argue that although no US law prevents the convicted former chief executive from running for president once again, he should withdraw. For more … Read more
Hezbollah threats on the afternoon of May 9 caused sirens to sound in thirty Israeli communities in northern Israel. Hezbollah has been increasing its attacks on Israel since May 5. This coincided with the tensions in Gaza and a Hamas attack on Israel on May 5. It also has coincided with reports in media … Read more
Moqtada al-Sadr, a leader of a political movement in Iraq, is no stranger to protests. He has led many of them in Iraq over the last two decades. Now he is focused on US campus politics. According to several reports the Iraqi leader, who is both a populist political figure and a religious leader, … Read more
Few people in this country can say without exaggeration that they have had political contact with every leader here from David Ben-Gurion to Benjamin Netanyahu. Ninety-three-year-old Zalman Shoval is one of the few. And when Shoval says that he has had political contact with every national leader, he means every national leader: Ben-Gurion, Moshe … Read more
Palestinian statehood must be part of Israeli normalization efforts in the region, including with Saudi Arabia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, after he had visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan. Normalization is not a “substitute for” and can not come at the “expense … Read more
