USA President Donald J. Trump is rightfully committed to diplomatic resolution of hot conflicts around the world, but US diplomacy also needs to become visionary and preemptive in the sense as preventing future wars around the world from breaking out at all. One such risk of war breaking out in the future is between IsraelContinue reading “Ensuring Stability in the Middle East”
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Stability in Syria
USA President Donald J. Trump is a strong leader who rightly prioritizes stability in Syria. However, without minority rights there will be neither stability nor peaceful coexistence. Israel’s alliance with the regional majorities, ”minority” communities of Syria is as ironclad as the US alliance with Israel. The Druze and the Kurds de facto already ruleContinue reading “Stability in Syria”
Avoiding WWIII
The 28 point plan has its own logic and its hoped-for consequences would appear to be in some ways consistent with American interests. However, this is not so simple as it would appear from the perspective of the current American administration. Washington wants peace at literally any price and does not take European interests intoContinue reading “Avoiding WWIII”
The Iranian Conundrum
Iran politically resembles a Swiss cheese full of Mossad agents in its cavities both inside the regime and among the opposition. It is no exaggeration to point out that Israel is capable of unleashing a multi-generational popular revolution in Iran. Air strikes against the regime’s political and security infrastructures would undoubtedly trigger a nationwide revolution.Continue reading “The Iranian Conundrum “
The Pathway to Peace
The Twenty Point Peace Plan put Champion of Peace, USA President Donald J. Trump firmly behind Israel’s position of Strategic Victory in Gaza and it worked. The US-Israel special relationship is stronger than ever and crucially more effective than ever before. Although pundits in the media falsely and consistently claim that President Trump’s plan isContinue reading “The Pathway to Peace”
Anti-Zionism is Incompatible with a Two-State Solution
The term antisemitism has two valid meanings. The history of Jew-hatred exhibits three historical stages: 1) The first is Anti-Judaism which targeted Jews because of their religion and so Jews who fully opted out of Judaism also became exempt from Anti-Judaism. 2) The second is antisemitism in the narrow sense which targeted Jews because ofContinue reading “Anti-Zionism is Incompatible with a Two-State Solution”
After the Twenty Point Plan
How will the Hamas thug leaders react to the international peace plan as drawn up by the Trump administration? Hamas will either reject the plan altogether or demand revisions requiring Israeli capitulation as opposed to Hamas’ complete capitulation as required by the international peace plan as supported by Arab and Muslim nations. Even Fatah (surprise,Continue reading “After the Twenty Point Plan”
Witkoff Plan Omits Palestinian De-Radicalization in Judea and Samaria
US envoy Steve Witkoff’s 21 point plan appears to have been written in haste, carelessly and omits the most important aspect, namely de-radicalization in Judea and Samaria and not only in the Gaza Strip. Furthermore, the PA cannot be offered a state without prior comprehensive de-radicalization, including discrediting of all Jew hatred whether Anti-Judaism (againstContinue reading “Witkoff Plan Omits Palestinian De-Radicalization in Judea and Samaria”
Saudi Arabia Needs to Rethink its Rhetoric vis-a-vis Israel
MBS needs to seriously reconsider official Saudi rhetoric towards Israel if he wants to gain support in Congress, including a two-thirds majority for a USA-KSA defense treaty in the US Senate. The US Congress is not merely pro-Israel, creating doubt about the Saudi-American-Israeli triangular relationship is myopic to say the least. It is quite understandableContinue reading “Saudi Arabia Needs to Rethink its Rhetoric vis-a-vis Israel”
The US Needs to Pressure Qatar
Is Doha really an ally of Washington? The grim answer is that Qatar behaves like an enemy of the United States of America. Qatar is a geopolitically peculiar country which houses the largest US airbase in CENTCOM and this makes the US highly dependent on Qatar to the degree that the US in the caseContinue reading “The US Needs to Pressure Qatar”
Doha can’t have its Cake and Eat it Too
Qatar has long played a double game of supporting and funding Sunni Islamism such as the global Muslim Brotherhood and a wide range of Sunni Jihadist terrorist organizations around the world while maintaining excellent connections with every state in the world, including Israel, the US and Iran. The apparently successful Israeli elimination of Hamas leadersContinue reading “Doha can’t have its Cake and Eat it Too”
President Trump needs to Speak Up
Israel is under global pressure to prematurely agree to the creation of a Palestinian state even without deradicalization of Palestinian society and without defensible borders for Israel. What scenario would inevitably play out? Hamas would take over Judea and Samaria since there is no chance for survival of the Abbas regime without the Israeli militaryContinue reading “President Trump needs to Speak Up”
Peace on Israel’s Terms
Israeli governments have historically created a pattern where they were ready to cede and indeed expected to cede the optimum in negotiations with Arab interlocutors for negotiation. This created excessive, indeed optimal expectations among those negotiating with Israel. The question that needs to be asked is who needs peace the most, Israel or Arab governments? Continue reading “Peace on Israel’s Terms”
There is still no Palestinian Partner for Peace Yet
Mahmoud Abbas the dictator and his international allies demand to unconditionally receive a Palestinian state at the Israeli-Jordanian 1949 armistice lines, an agreement which specifically specified that these should not be misconstrued as borders. US president Donald J. Trump is right and justified to not issue American entry visas to the Palestinian Authority delegation forContinue reading “There is still no Palestinian Partner for Peace Yet”
Washington and Jerusalem need a Joint Iran Strategy
Israel and America’s 12-day war against the Mullah regime was very successful yet will have to be repeated two years from now against Iran’s rebuilt nuclear weapons program. President Donald J. Trump needs to carefully reconsider his opposition to helping unseat the totalitarian clerical tyranny. What would happen in Iran if there were a successfulContinue reading “Washington and Jerusalem need a Joint Iran Strategy”
Israel Applying Sovereignty will Bring Lasting Peace
According to a poll in recent months, 50% of the population of the strip wish to leave Gaza and emigrate to another country. It is highly likely that the humanitarian crisis means that most of the other half of the population wish to emigrate as well to avoid further suffering. Champion of peace, US presidentContinue reading “Israel Applying Sovereignty will Bring Lasting Peace”
Israel Promotes American Interests in the Middle East
There is a growing view in Europe among leaders and diplomats, particularly in France that Israel has become too strong and victorious and ”must be put in its proper place”, meaning the weak and dead Jews rather than free and strong and in pursuit of joint American-Israeli interests. Europeans should be told in no uncertainContinue reading “Israel Promotes American Interests in the Middle East”
No to Forever Wars in Gaza
Why has the Gaza war gone on as long as it has? Israel was under pressure from the Biden administration which long prevented an Israeli victory. Israel must liberate the entire Gaza region from Hamas thugs and thus stabilize the area. Will this end the conflict? Not quite. However concentrating Gazans to the Rafah areaContinue reading “No to Forever Wars in Gaza”
Washington Should Threaten the EU with Consequences
It is a key US interest that Israel wins the Gaza war, ends the Hamas terrorist regime, safely relocates those Gazans who wish to relocate to yet other countries, establishes peace in the area and that Israel remains prosperous and strong. This is the way to end the current suffering and insecurity. The alternative asContinue reading “Washington Should Threaten the EU with Consequences”
Remove MENA Category
The intention behind the 2024 Biden administration decision to officially categorize Americans from the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) as a distinct statistical category separate from ”whites” was antisemitic in intention. The decision was the result of extensive pressure on the Biden administration by the Islamist lobby such as the Muslim Brotherhood outfitContinue reading “Remove MENA Category”
America First Means Bombing Fordow
The US can not tolerate the Mullah regime acquiring nuclear weapons and so the US must take out the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant with MOABs since this is beyond Israel’s capacity as Jerusalem has neither B2 aircraft nor MOABs. Iran means what it says when it calls the US the ”Great Satan” and chant ”DeathContinue reading “America First Means Bombing Fordow”
President Trump is Very Smart but the Mullahs are Smarter
President Trump has made a life career in business from being the smartest person in the room, however this does not work when confronted with people who are even smarter. This is what happened to the Iranian file. The American negotiators are showing weakness by not understanding that the Iranian regime will outsmart any internationalContinue reading “President Trump is Very Smart but the Mullahs are Smarter”
The US Russia Strategy Doesn’t Work
The US needs a different Russia strategy as the current one simply does not work. Appeasing Russia did not work, rather the effect is that of whetting Russia’s appetite for territorial conquest of the European Union; i.e. WWIII, something which the US must strive to avoid at any and all cost. Rather, the abject USContinue reading “The US Russia Strategy Doesn’t Work”
Saving the Masalit People
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) perpetrates genocide through repeated massacres against the Masalit people in West Darfur, Sudan. People of conscience everywhere must rise to action and indeed affirm that Black lives matter. Nations that do care about the lives of Black Africans (most people obviously do not) could send forces to protect the Masalit.Continue reading “Saving the Masalit People”
Restoring Liberal Democracy in Israel
The nation of Israel faces a looming political war between two democratically illegitimate entities. One which has almost destroyed democracy and turned it into puppet theater and one that seeks to destroy what is left through ”Hungarization”. Neither of the two camps are the good guys. Nor is the opposition in the Knesset good guysContinue reading “Restoring Liberal Democracy in Israel”
The Emperor has no Clothes
Someone has to tell the truth and in this case this task falls on me. There are two climate crises. The first climate crisis is well-known and involves massive climate change and subsequently future mass extinction of species. The second climate crisis involves how politicians respond to climate change and this is the most urgentContinue reading “The Emperor has no Clothes”
NATO is not a US Interest
The US should give the European Union an harsh ultimatum. Replace national militaries with a unified European military before the US withdraws from NATO in a few years time. There was a time when NATO well served American interests but this is longer so. Instead, NATO has become a parasitic burden that if the USContinue reading “NATO is not a US Interest”
The NATO Paper Tiger Doesn’t Deter Russia
European defense policy is premised on the outdated notion that NATO somehow deters Russia. NATO does not deter Russia as Russia in fact plans to invade EU countries in the years to come. It is absurd that the European Union with 450 million citizens is threatened by the Russian Federation with 140 million citizens andContinue reading “The NATO Paper Tiger Doesn’t Deter Russia”
It’s All About China Stupid!
For three decades the West mismanaged the Russia file. By expanding NATO and the EU eastwards without considering making Russia a candidate for membership in either organization, the West effectively created a monster in Moscow. The only real threat against Russia does not come from Europe and America but rather from China which in aContinue reading “It’s All About China Stupid!”
The Arabs Missed Another Opportunity to Make Themselves Relevant
Egypt’ Gaza reconstruction plan is a sophisticated piece of propaganda that completely ignores the presence of Hamas and other terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip. There is no mention of demilitarization, permanent settlement of descendant of refugees and Arab forces to replace the Jihadists or any ideas about how to prevent Hamas from resuming theContinue reading “The Arabs Missed Another Opportunity to Make Themselves Relevant”
Trump Shows Europe the Way
US President Donald Trump is exhibiting some tough parenting skills vis-a-vis Europe. Although the GDP of the European Union at 20 trillion USD is not as large as the GDP of the United States at 29 trillion USD, nevertheless the population of the European Union with 450 million citizens is much larger than that ofContinue reading “Trump Shows Europe the Way”
A Strong Israel Makes America Great
America’s policy towards Israel for most of the past half century has been based on reining in Israel’s political power while enhancing only Israel’s military power in terms of purchase of American military hardware. President Trump made great strides towards changing this policy during his first administration and his second term offers the opportunity toContinue reading “A Strong Israel Makes America Great”
Trump is Right
Palestinians in Gaza, indeed Palestinians in Judea and Samaria as well, should be offered the option of immigrating to Arab countries. This must be a strictly voluntary option albeit an economically and civically attractive one. This is in no way contrary to international law and could indeed facilitate a one-state solution.
Heine’s Dilemma Once More
Contemporary Diaspora Jews face the dilemma of renouncing the territorial part of their Jewish identity and heritage or else face bullying and ostracism. This is quite similar to what Jews faced in Heinrich Heine’s time when Jews had to leave their entire Jewish identity and heritage for Christianity in order to as Heine put itContinue reading “Heine’s Dilemma Once More”
The Threat of Ethnic Cleansing of Kobane
Erdogan and his Syrian merceneries in the SNA are planning to perform mass ethnic cleansing in Syrian Kobane against Kurdish people just as they did in Syrian Afrin in the recent past. President Biden needs to take every possible action to prevent this atrocity from happening and the Sabbatean-controlled Derin Devlet would be particularly well-advisedContinue reading “The Threat of Ethnic Cleansing of Kobane”
Israel’s War on Terror
Israel is engaged in its own War on Terror which it needs to win despite innumerable diplomatic attempts by the Biden administration to impede Israeli victory. Hamas, PIJ and Hezbollah must be annihilated and Israel is able to do the job. In fact, this is a United States national interest so it is completely bizarreContinue reading “Israel’s War on Terror”
Understanding Hamas
Why is Hamas acting the way it does in the war in Gaza and why does it behave it does in the indirect negotiations with Israel? Hamas has prepared for this war for two decades and has a fixed long-term strategy with long beforehand decided-on military tactics. Hamas is well-prepared and has for many yearsContinue reading “Understanding Hamas”
No Southern Adventure
War between the Iranian Axis and Israel is inevitable at some point and the development of the Iranian nuclear weapons programs is a determinative factor. Regional war prior to the neutralization of Iran’s nuke program is highly unlikely due to neither side wishing it. Israel still has work to do in Gaza considering that notContinue reading “No Southern Adventure”
Ramallah’s Grand Diplomatic Strategy
International recognition of the hypothetical Palestinian state is becoming increasingly universal. Israel has for decades anticipated that universal or near-universal diplomatic recognition appears inevitable and will happen one day. Israel’s strategy is to apply de facto sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria in anticipation of that day and has long prepared for that momentContinue reading “Ramallah’s Grand Diplomatic Strategy”
Who Wants What and When?
There is some confusion in Washington these days as to the belligerent intentions of the Iranian Axis. Does Tehran believe that it is effectively deterring Jerusalem and Washington from neutralizing Iran’s nuclear weapons program? The answer is yes in the affirmative. Still Iran does not discount the possibility of a preemptive attack against its nuclearContinue reading “Who Wants What and When?”
How the US Prevents Peace in the Middle East
Israel’s peace agreements with Arab and Muslim countries were all achieved through the victory paradigm. Israel’s former foes realized that the Jewish state could not be defeated, is here to stay and they began to act accordingly. Israel however has not decisively won an armed conflict since 1967 and this non-victory state of things hasContinue reading “How the US Prevents Peace in the Middle East”
Understanding Hamas
Why is Hamas engaging in never-ending indirect negotiations with Israel through international mediators, i.e. the US, Qatar and Egypt? The answer is simple: Hamas gains international legitimacy. Hamas is absolutely serious about not releasing the hostages unless Israel withdraws from Gaza and the way Hamas sees it, the international community supports Hamas and opposes Israel.Continue reading “Understanding Hamas”
Calling the US Bluff
What is the US policy on war and peace in the Middle East? Contrary to the common perception of US policy, the US seeks to weaken Israel so as to maintain Israel in a client position as weak and dependent. The US does not want Israel to emerge as a great power in the regionContinue reading “Calling the US Bluff”
The Evacuation of Rafah
The US has long objected to Israeli plans for the evacuation of civilians from Rafah, including describing some as ”unviable”. In order to act constructively and maintain influence over the Israeli decision-making process, the US government should instead come up with its own ”viable” plan for the evacuation of civilians from Rafah and propose thisContinue reading “The Evacuation of Rafah”
Rebuttal of Senator Schumer’s Biden Surrogate Speech
Let’s be clear, I have no ideological problem with a Palestinian state next to Israel. However, creating a Palestinian state either through consent or coercion just is not possible and it is not desirable for either side for reasons that I will elaborate below. Israel experimented with creating a Palestinian state in Gaza and weContinue reading “Rebuttal of Senator Schumer’s Biden Surrogate Speech”
Israeli Victory is an American Interest
The US generally supports Israel in its wars but as a rule seek to prevent Israeli victory. This has been a general pattern since 1973. This is rather strange since Israeli victory is conducive to peaceful outcomes. The US needs to reassess its own unproductive behavior which perpetuates instability. Yes, it is true that RafahContinue reading “Israeli Victory is an American Interest”
A Shorter Intensive War or a Longer Less Intensive One?
Recently has the view come out from Washington according to which the Biden administration prefers a less intensive war in Gaza and is pressuring Israel in that direction. But does the White House realize that a less intensive war means a longer war and is that really in the interest of either the United StatesContinue reading “A Shorter Intensive War or a Longer Less Intensive One?”
Israel’s Severe Mistake Must be Corrected
Long before this war I advocated an IAF public war log where for every air strike in Gaza a post with extremely detailed information would be published. Every conceivable information would be provided short of compromising intelligence sources and the IAF itself and its staff. The point is to provide as much information as conceivablyContinue reading “Israel’s Severe Mistake Must be Corrected”
A War to Liberate 8 Million Median Jews
The US government has always wanted to ”resolve” the conflict between Israel and those who seek her destruction. Nowadays is the US focus more on the official panacea than actually ending the conflict. The problem is the following, peace is not and was never was possible with those who seek Israel’s destruction. Peace is inContinue reading “A War to Liberate 8 Million Median Jews”
The Yemeni Red Sea Coastal Plain Needs to be Liberated
The Tihamah Red Sea coastal plain region in Yemen is populated by Sunnis, yet occupied by the Houthi rebels. However, the Houthi Red Sea piracy has become completely intolerable for international shipping and a threat to vital US interests. A US-led international coalition needs to be formed to liberate the Yemeni Tihamah and subsequently handContinue reading “The Yemeni Red Sea Coastal Plain Needs to be Liberated”
Aliyah Organization 