The French, to the casual observer, are a real enigma when it comes to foreign policy. Sometimes it seems like they can be truly helpful, whereas other times they are truly awful. Take Iran. On … more

In a normal world, it wouldn’t be Israel that is the target of a campaign for boycotts, divestment, and sanctions. The tiny Gulf emirate of Qatar is a far better candidate. Why Qatar? There … more

The cemetery in Jerusalem’s Givat Shaul neighborhood was bathed in the fading sunlight of a late May afternoon. Silently and steadily, the column of mourners wound their way towards an open … more

For two weeks in June, Washington host a group of pro-Palestinian activists who have assembled an exhibit about the dispersion of the Palestinians during Israel’s War of Independence. The … more

The Virginia State Bar (VSB) — which, it should be noted, is a state body working with the legal profession in Virginia — has been embroiled in a nasty political row over its apparent … more

Back in Roman times, Yemen went by the name “Arabia Felix”—Latin for “Happy Arabia.” It’s hard to think of a greater misnomer for this Arab state on the southern … more

Every time I learn about the latest antics of the anti-Israel thought police on university campuses, I find myself offering silent thanks that they are, for the moment, just thought police. Because … more

As expected, the Obama administration is having a hard time selling the American public on the feeble understanding — it’s not a “deal,” since nothing was signed — that … more

President Barack Obama is correct. There is, as he said last week, no realistic prospect of a Palestinian state being created through a diplomatic process for the foreseeable … more

There is no world leader more hated by bien-pensant, liberals in America and Europe than Prime Minister Netanyahu. Whereas once the bile was directed at former U.S. president George W. Bush—for … more