February 3, 2025

Gaza, reimagined

President Trump is starting on the right path, asking Jordan and Egypt to accept Palestinians from Gaza. He also should ask Qatar and Turkey, the two countries sympathetic to Hamas. Ideally, while Gaza is being rebuilt, these countries should erec...

November 29, 2016

Memories of fleeing Fidel

Fidel Castro’s death has stirred the memories of many Cuban-Americans.  The following share their experiences in leaving Castro’s Cuba: My mother and I alternated eight-hour shifts in line to apply for my visa in 1960, keeping a...

February 6, 2015

The Non-Warm and Fuzzy Guide to Understanding Terrorism

Terrorism was born and has been abroad in the Middle East for decades, only now it is under an Islamic umbrella.  Before there was Islamist terrorism in the Middle East, there was Palestinian terrorism. Of course, extremist Islam is a dimensi...

July 17, 2013

A Second Chance for Egypt

What do Eliot Spitzer, Anthony Weiner, and the Egyptian people have in common? They all want a do-over. Of the three, the Egyptian people certainly deserve one. Those who bemoan the end of a "democratically elected government" are seriously myopic. ...

November 13, 2010

Securing Israel Secures America

As the post-election administration turns to Middle East policy, and as Palestinians threaten to bypass negotiations and beseech the United Nations to create their state, it is imperative that the United States change course and recognize that a stro...