Israel Responds Weakly to Attacks from Gaza

I think Ronald Reagan got it right! Consider this... It's the middle of the night right now in Israel, and the IDF has been in action. The response, though, was a weak one in comparison to what has taken place under the previous Israeli government. Following recent rockets from Hamas operatives in Gaza and skirmishes …

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Abraham Accords: One Year Later

"Experts" said it couldn't be done! Yet a year ago, Israel signed peace agreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain. That was followed by additional peace agreements with Morocco and Sudan and degrees of "normalization" (though minus official peace agreements) with other moderate Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia. The deals were brokered …

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What Pushed the Abraham Accords Across the Finish Line?

With all the bad news swirling today, how about some good news! My what a difference a year makes! At this time last year, we were celebrating one of the most incredible things in modern history. In so many ways, the world was shocked in mid-April of 2020 when Israel and the UAE announced a …

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How Israeli Leadership Dissolved Israel’s Advantage with the Russians

Say what you will, but the Trump and Netanyahu administrations had incredible insight and success in negotiating favorable agreements for peace in the Middle East. While President Trump brokered peace agreements between Israel and key Arab nations, Netanyahu miraculously convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow Israel to take care of business in Syria regarding …

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