INTO THE FRAY: Alternative Jordans?

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column Alternative Jordans? (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) The feasibility of Trump’s “Deal of the Century” will be dramatically impacted by the nature of the regime east of the Jordan River and its prospective stability It appears this […]
MY PALESTINE ITINERARY FOR TLAIB AND OMAR

BY BARRY SHAW Jerusalem Post AUGUST 24, 2019 https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/My-Palestine-itinerary-for-Tlaib-and-Omar-599572 Ilhan Omar tweeted, “Yesterday at Social Justice Day a student asked me, ‘How do I stay hopeful that change is going to come?’ This is tough to unpack,” she responded before going on to give a meaningless ramble. More perceptively, @rdunnflorida tweeted, “Only weak people […]
INTO THE FRAY: The Bahrain Conference: Failure Foretold

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column The Bahrain Conference: Failure Foretold (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) The endeavor to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by economic means not only shows a grave defect in understanding its underlying causes, but inverts the causal relationship that generates & sustains it It appears […]
INTO THE FRAY:Trump, Pittsburgh and US Jewry – A view from Israel

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: Trump, Pittsburgh and US Jewry – A view from Israel (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) Trump is the creation of Obama. The divisions in American society he is accused of exacerbating are ones largely precipitated by his predecessor’s policies and prejudices […]
INTO THE FRAY: The rumored “ultimate deal”: Potential payoffs and possible pitfalls.

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: The rumored “ultimate deal”:Potential payoffs and possible pitfalls. (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) The potential impermanence of the positive measures already undertaken by the Trump team should not be the only reason for Israeli concern over the brewing “ultimate deal” It […]
INTO THE FRAY: Instability in Jordan – The impact on Trump’s “Ultimate Deal
For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: Instability in Jordan: The impact on Trump’s “Ultimate Deal (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) The forces of instability in Jordan are beyond Israel’s control. It cannot determine their eventual outcome—or who will seize, or sustain, command of the country. Accordingly, whatever […]
INTO THE FRAY: Decertifying Iran- A moral imperative. But now what?

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: Decertifying Iran- A moral imperative. But now (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) As the experience of 2003 shows, Iran will only abandon its nuclear program if confronted by what it perceives to be a tangible military threat It appears this week on the […]
INTO THE FRAY: MIDDLE EAST MELTDOWN

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: MIDDLE EAST MELTDOWN (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) With the Mid-East on the cusp of melt-down, imagine what Isaiah (5:20) would say of proponents of ‘regional integration’: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and […]
INTO THE FRAY: THE HORRORS AT HAND

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: THE HORRORS AT HAND (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) Just as Hezbollah or ISIS/A-Qaeda affiliates may well have deployed in the Golan, had Israel withdrawn; so Hamas or other Jihadi elements may deploy on the highlands of Judea-Samaria if Israel withdraws It appears […]
INTO THE FRAY: ISRAEL – LOST WITHOUT A MAP?

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: ISRAEL: LOST WITHOUT A MAP? (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) It is difficult to know what is more disturbing-whether some ministers actually believe in the preposterous policy proposals they promote – or whether they don’t—but promote them anyway It appears this week on […]
A new IISS (Israel Institute for Strategic Studies) Video: Terror, Tunnels and Transportation: Will there be a Jihadi State adjacent to Trans-Israel Highway? (Hebrew)

– IISS’s new Hebrew video – Terror, Tunnels and Transportation: Will there be a Jihadi state adjacent to Trans-Israel Highway? (English version in production – English transcript provided below) Your generous donation (tax deductible in the US) will help sustain this IISS video initiative DONATE: http://strategic-israel.org/donations/ – English Transcript – Hello to our viewers and […]
INTO THE FRAY :TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION EDICT – OBSCURING THE LARGER ISSUE

For your perusal, my latest INTO THE FRAY column: TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION EDICT: OBSCURING THE LARGER ISSUE (Kindly consider “liking”, sharing, tweeting – please use hash-tag #IntoFray) For anyone who believes that the US Constitution is not a Sharia-compliant document, the issue of largescale Muslim immigration to the US is a grave problem. It appears this […]