Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak postponed a US-Israeli missile defense exercise, which would have deployed 5,000 U.S. personnel and advanced American missile defense systems to Israel.
Resolving Muslim-Western Disputes
Western countries are embroiled in armed conflicts with Muslims, Arab nations, and non-state Arab and Muslim groups. To manage or resolve these ongoing disputes, Western disputants — including Israelis, who define themselves as Western — should become familiar with the ways Muslims and Arabs customarily manage and resolve disputes. Failure to understand these cultural differences will prolong or exacerbate ongoing conflicts.
Israel and U.S. Militaries Increasingly Joined at the Hip
A joint military exercise between Israel and the United States called Austere Challenge will be held later this year.
How Does Netanyahu Think He Can Get Away With Bombing Iran?
If George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have yet to be tried for war crimes in Iraq, why should Benjamin Netanyahu worry if he attacks Iran?
“October Surprise” by Israel Could Sink Obama’s Re-election Chances
Zbigniew Brzezinski is concerned that an “October surprise” could prevent the re-election of President Obama.
“Dagan Could Not Have Set Foot in Washington Again”
Historian Mark Perry caused a firestorm with his report that Mossad officers posed as CIA officers to recruit Jundallah operatives for attacks within Iran.
Will the Right Listen to Its Go-Slow Guy on Iran?
Which comes first — an Iranian nuclear weapon or the demise of the Islamic Republic?
Hamas Pulls Rug Out From Under IDF Chief of Staff
Hamas, which has committed to the Oslo agreements, is being accepted by the international community.
Santorum Puts a Scare Into an Ex-Pat
Rick Santorum’s act would not fly in the UK.
The Only “Existential Threat” to Israel Is Its Own Irrationality
The literal use of the term existential when applied to Iran does a disservice to the philosophy which it invokes.