Lev Stesin

The supreme leader thought he was invincible, but he was lazy in his thinking. He did not do his homework; Israel, on the other hand, did.

As global rivalry intensifies and the post–Cold War order fades, Israel must navigate a dangerous and tricky new era shaped by antisemitism and regional threats.

Many contemporary observers fail to appreciate the real nature of NATO as a force created to replace the United Nations when reality required action.

Israel can and should move forward on its own – still a close friend of the United States, but an independent friend, not a friend in need.

Over the decades, guilt, the driving force behind Germany’s attitude toward Israel, has been replaced by mutual interests and strategic partnership.

The latest National Security Strategy doesn’t plan America’s future; it records its withdrawal from being a global superpower.

Turkey and Qatar were absolutely capable of “convincing” Hamas of its hopeless situation, but Hamas, Turkey, and Qatar wanted a repeat of Beirut 1982.

Russia’s leadership record of the past few centuries unequivocally confirms that Russia’s policies can change without regime change. The key is the one person presiding on the throne.

At the time of the birth of Israel, most Israelis and American Jews were literally sisters, brothers and cousins. Today, very few American Jews know anyone in Israel.

Israel, sadly, is behaving in exactly the same way as the Jews of the exile did toward the evil rulers of the time. Zionism’s goal was to stop the Jews crawling on their knees in front of the enemy.