January 24, 2021

Trump's Israel Legacy: Second-Class Citizens No More

Speaking at the AIPAC policy conference in 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump proclaimed: "When I become president, the days of treating Israel like a second-class citizen will end on day one.  And when I say something, I mean it. ...

October 2, 2020

Joe Biden vs. the 2nd Amendment

President Trump has said numerous times that the Democrats are coming for your guns -- either they will scrap the Second Amendment or gut it of any content. Though some have claimed this is an exaggeration, dismissing it as mere pandering to his elec...

December 15, 2019

Pelosi has sealed the fate of Trump district Democrats

The only remaining unknown concerning the upcoming impeachment vote is this: how will the 31 Democrats in Trump districts vote?  These Democrats may be risking their chances of re-election should they vote for impeachment, thereby angering ...

December 2, 2015

Israel Beware

After the last meeting between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu, some thought that finally after, seven weary years, they had found common ground.  Their meeting focused on working to limit Iranian influence in the region; discussing...

May 28, 2014

The IDF soldier who Influenced Foggy Bottom

According to the Hebrew calendar, this week is the 47th year anniversary of the Six Day War; and the reunification of Jerusalem is celebrated in Israel on Wednesday. The Six Day War was a huge victory for Israel, and there were many heroic stories fr...

April 21, 2014

Why Negotiations Can't Succeed

Almost nine months have passed since negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians were renewed. Since the content of the negotiations remains confidential it is difficult to gauge if actual ‘progress’ was achieved. In Isra...

March 10, 2014

An Empty Statement

I once read in a book on negotiations strategies that the Japanese never say ‘no’ during negotiations. It doesn’t matter what the other party offers; the answer is “yes, we can do that” and then a condition or stipu...