Middle East

Israel Spiritual Symposium: Learning From Sadism

by Lawrence Kelemen

A thirst for violence is being drilled into Palestinian children. How should Jewish parents respond?

Why Fight

by Charles Krauthammer

Historically, most conflicts are either settled, or decisively altered, by test of arms.

Standing With Israel

by William J. Bennett

Those searching for heroes need look no farther than Israel, a country that has done more, for more people, with fewer resources and under greater threat, than almost any other.

The resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Commission supporting the use of "all available means, including armed struggle" to achieve Palestinian statehood is far from being a garden-variety Israel-bashing move.

Jenin: The Truth

by Charles Krauthammer

The "Jenin massacre" is more than a fiction. It is a hoax, perpetrated in a world of monstrous moral inversion.

20 Facts about Israel and the Middle East

by William Bennett, Jack Kemp, and Jeane Kirkpatrick

These 20 facts will help serve as a primer for those trying to understand the historical context of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

The UN's Israel Obsession

by David Tell

After Israel's modest, defensive, and long-overdue action in Jenin, the UN chimes in with condemnations. What's behind the twist?

Israel's Future

by Victor Davis Hanson

From defeat to reconciliation to peace -- but only in that order.

The "Occupied Territories": A Primer

by Dore Gold

"Occupied" or "disputed" territories? The difference is enormous. Here's everything you need to know.

Israeli Premonition

by Eric Hoffer

A 1968 essay about Israel and the world sounds eerily prophetic for the situation today.

Israel Spiritual Symposium: The Land of Spiritual Acquisition

by Rabbi Noson Weisz

Like any precious achievement, God ensures that Israel is acquired only through real struggle. Understanding this unlocks the mystery of the current Mideast situation.

The Axis of Evil

by David Horowitz

The real agenda of Arafat and the Palestinian leadership is now, and has always been, the elimination of Jewry from the Middle East.

It's Not About Occupied Territories

by Martin Peretz

Arafat began his reign of terror with the Palestine Liberation Organization before one Israeli ever stepped foot into the West Bank or Gaza Strip.

Lebanon: The Fuse for Armageddon

by Charles Krauthammer

Just end the occupation of the West Bank, say the Arabs, and we will guarantee Israel peace. Lebanon proves otherwise.

Why Israel Fights

by Yossi Klein Halevi

Terrorism is pushing Israeli society to the limit. Survival demands that they fight back.

Peace at Any Price Equals War

by Jeff Jacoby

History shows once again that appeasing terrorists emboldens them to more violence.

Don't Hold Israel Back

by Michael Oren

For over half a century, U.S. attempts to rein in Israel militarily have encouraged Arab aggression and contributed to a series of inconclusive wars, setting the stage for even bloodier clashes.

No Alternative To Winning

by Binyamin Netanyahu

Former prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, in his speech to members of the US Senate in Washington, explains that only by dismantling the entire network will we be assured of victory.

Banish Arafat Now

by Charles Krauthammer

If this fighting is ever to end, it must be shown that there is a price for violence, terror and duplicity.

Missing: Realistic Take on Arafat

by Daniel Pipes

The purpose of Palestinian violence against Israel is not directed at winning an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza. It is the destruction of the Jewish state itself.

The Suicide of the Palestinians

by David Gelernter

Beyond barbarism in the Middle East.

End Game

by Binyamin Netanyahu

The primary objective of Arafat's terrorist regime is not to establish the twenty-second Arab state, but to destroy the only Jewish state.

Our Enemy Is One

by David Horowitz

In radical Islam, America and Israel are facing the same enemy.

The Only 'Solution' is Victory

by Daniel Pipes

If Israel is to protect itself, it must achieve a comprehensive military victory over the Palestinians, so that the latter give up their goal of obliterating it.

The Only Way to Peace

by Peter Hitchens

A clear perspective on the Mideast -- past and future -- from the London Sunday Mail.

Key facts In The Mideast Conflict

by Mona Charen

Nearly every dispatch from the Middle East lacks basic context. Here are some of the facts to keep in mind when reading these flawed reports.

Arab-Israeli Conflict #4: The Birth of Terrorism

by Mitchell Bard

After 1967, the scale of terrorism intensified, with the PLO increasingly choosing to attack Israeli targets, or simply Jews, outside the Middle East.

Israel's Right to the Land

by Senator Jim Inhofe

A skillful presentation by U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) on the Senate floor, March 4, 2002.

Time to Proclaim: I Am A Jew

by Catherine Ford

With the crisis in Israel, a non-Jewish columnist for the Montreal Gazette stands united with the Jewish people.

Playing the Anti-Semitism Card

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

An equation of Jew-hatred with fear of Islamist terror is not only misleading, it is offensive.

Arab-Israeli Conflict #3: Six Day War

by Mitchell Bard

Arabs launch a war of annihilation, and wind up humiliated.

Running on Empty

by Rabbi Berel Wein

Israelis are feeling a sense of desperate tension.

The Saudi Peace Sham

by Charles Krauthammer

This phony plan designed to get Arafat off the hook is guaranteed to make things worse.

Behind the Saudi Peace Plan

by HonestReporting.com

Saudi Arabia talks peace from one side, and war from the other.

Arab-Israeli Conflict #2: 1948 War of Independence

by Mitchell Bard

A few rag-tag Jewish militiamen manage to stave off a coordinated Arab onslaught.

Arab-Israeli Conflict #1: Pre-State Palestine

by Mitchell Bard

Arab riots and British capitulation characterized Palestine in the first half of the 20th century.

Arafat Must Go

by Charles Krauthammer

How many moments of truth does a liar get?

Arafat's Contempt for Human Life

by Natan Sharansky

Arafat's "vision of peace" is another attempt to hide evil behind a respectable veneer.

Why Support Israel?

by Victor Davis Hanson

If Israel were wiped out tomorrow, Europeans would ask for a brief minute of silence, then sigh relief, and roll up their sleeves to get down to trade and business.

Jihad University

by Daniel Pipes

The Al-Arian case is not about academic freedom of speech but about a professor being held accountable for being part of a terrorist apparatus that has killed Americans.