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Before Harold Rhode spent 28 years working in the Pentagon, most of the time advising secretaries of defense on the Muslim world, he had lived and studied in Egypt, Syria, Iran, Turkey, Jordan and elsewhere in the greater Middle East. Rhode had been a university student in Iran during that country’s Islamic revolution of 1978 […]

Israel should insist its war against terrorists in the Gaza Strip “will end if Hamas [Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement] surrenders and releases the hostages,” says Barry Shaw, senior associate for public policy at the Israel Institute for Strategic Studies. But “the shoe was put on the other foot,” he told participants in the Jewish Policy […]

After more than four months of war, the IDF has taken control of the northern Gaza Strip, and its forces continue eliminating the Hamas infrastructure – above and below ground. Progress has also been made in Khan Yunis. As the IDF moves south, the US and others have raised objections to the nature of a […]

President Joe Biden and Sen. Chuck Schumer are losing patience with Israel’s defensive war in Gaza. While pressing Israel for “regime change” they are also threatening greater American pressure to achieve an outcome that suits the administration’s political priorities. But the Government of Israel has priorities as well, chiefly to ensure the security of the […]

Since October 7, American Jews have been faced with a wave of antisemitic incidents. Most of the news focus has been on demonstrations on college campuses and in large cities But younger American Jews face rising challenges as well – not always seen, not always confronted. Join us for a conversation with Rebecca Schgallis, Senior Education […]

The Biden Administration’s timid approach toward Iran and its Houthi proxies has placed American servicemembers and crucial global trade routes at grave risk. An estimated 12 percent of international trade, amounting to over $1 trillion in goods annually normally navigates through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Since the Houthi attacks began, freight rates […]