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Middle East Forum

President Trump's Embrace of Erdogan Should End

It must be bewildering to witness a true enemy of Israel received with such a warm embrace by President Donald Trump, who many consider the best friend the Jewish state ever had. However, the recent feting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in

Middle East Forum

It's Time to Send a Message to Qatar

Action alert: Senate Joint Resolution 26 calling for an end to the U.S. sale of new military hardware to Qatar faces a critical procedural vote within the next 24 to 48 hours. Please contact your senator via email or telephone and urge a "yes" vote on S

Middle East Forum

'New State' Delusion: A Greater Gaza Would Be as Bad as It Sounds

Over the weekend, Palestinian terrorists bombarded southern Israel with more than 600 rockets aimed at millions of innocent civilians, just two weeks after three former Israeli security officials once again proposed convincing Egypt to cede land to

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Qatari cash provides cover for Hamas rockets

On November 8, the government of Qatar forwarded $15 million dollars to the Gaza Strip to pay the salaries of Hamas workers. Within days, Hamas began to fire volley after volley of nearly 500 rockets at Israeli civilians and city centers. Paying off

JNS

Ambassador Haley’s last gift to Israel

Whatever her future aspirations, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will be remembered as a stalwart champion of the State of Israel in one of the most hostile and discriminatory …

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Nashville’s Jewish community Schadenfreude

During my years as the director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Pittsburgh, I worked hard to build partnerships and to promote harmony within and beyond Pittsburgh’s Jewish …

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Making Sense of Israel's Political Upheaval

Gregg Roman, director of the Middle East Forum, briefed the Middle East Forum in a conference call on April 3, 2018. Netanyahu's lingering police investigations have left the prime minister with no reliable coalition allies and made it difficult for him

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Crafting a US Response to Turkish Intransigence

Originally published under the title, "Navigating the U.S. Collision Course with Turkey." In a rare public policy speech in mid-December, National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster singled out Turkey as one of the two leading state sponsors (alongside

Israel Hayom

UNRWA: The greatest obstacle to peace

U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, alongside reports that his administration intends to put an end to the problematic definition of Palestinian refugeeism by which descendants of refugees are also granted refugee status, constitutes an important turning point in efforts to

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Moving the Palestinian Leadership from Rejectionism to Recognition

On Jan. 14, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said something hardly unprecedented for him, but for some reason managed to break through the longstanding wall of international ignorance and obeisance to his typical angry declarations. Abbas' address to

Middle East Forum

Trump Is Right to Cut Funding to UNRWA

Originally published under the title "Trump Is Right to Cut Funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency." A few days ago, President Trump asked an important question in a tweet: "[W]e pay the Palestinians HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year

Middle East Forum

Trump Administration Strategy Document Improves on Predecessors

Originally published under the title "National Security Strategy Sets America on Pragmatic Path to Secure Middle East Interests." Russian President Vladimir Putin had some choice words recently about President Trump's newly unveiled national security