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Michael J. Salamon

Oct 5, 2026, 6:08 PM

France’s Unrest is a Warning to the West

About 12 years ago, a Muslim couple came to see me in my New York office. Both were professionals and had lived legally in the United States for more than 25 years. They had left a relatively moderate Muslim-majority...

Oct 3, 2026, 10:52 AM

Before You Lecture Israel, Look in the Mirror

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk ( AI)

Before You Lecture Israel, Look in the Mirror There is something increasingly difficult for me to accept when I listen to governments across Europe and beyond lecture Israel about colonialism, stolen land, occupation, violence and even genocide. It is not...

Oct 1, 2026, 11:27 PM

After FZ1073, Europe Spoke in Different Voices

The passengers, the captain, and the cabin crew of Flydubai flight FZ1073 are heroes. When catastrophe threatened, they acted. They fought back, helped regain control of the aircraft, and saved lives. What happened afterward was less straightforward. European capitals struggled...

Kostis Konstantinou

Sep 29, 2026, 11:14 AM

The Walkout, the Empty Seats, and the Story Sold

Hiram Johnson, the American senator — not Aeschylus, as often claimed — is credited with saying that truth is the first casualty of war. Nowhere has that seemed more apt than in Gaza. We have had the absurdities about genocide; fairy...

Sep 25, 2026, 5:41 PM

Will Iran Join a Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey Pact: What Would It Mean for the Houthis?

’According to Fox Business, oil began the week at $102 a barrel, fell to $97 by midweek, and is settling at $92.5 toward the end of the week. The decline signals that the oil market currently expects diplomatic easing...

Sep 25, 2026, 10:47 AM

The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Enemy

When Benjamin Netanyahu walked toward the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, dozens of diplomats began walking in the opposite direction. Most delegations from Arab and Muslim countries left the hall, while the United Arab Emirates remained. Netanyahu...

Sep 15, 2026, 6:20 PM

Being Pro-Israel Means Knowing the Settlements Are Not Israel

Distinguishing sovereign Israel from the West Bank is legally correct and strategically necessary. Turning that distinction into a trade ban on settlement goods backfires: it punishes civilians, strengthens annexationists and makes separation politically harder. Britain, France and Canada have announced...

Joseph P. Rhinewine

Sep 9, 2026, 9:48 PM

The Imperialists Return as Moral Tutors

Britain and France have announced that they will punish Israeli settlements in the West Bank. They present themselves, naturally, as the guardians of international law, human rights, and regional peace. Spare us. I oppose the settlement project. I oppose settler violence,...

Menachem Elyah Paull

Sep 6, 2026, 12:28 AM

Israel needs to talk to the Diaspora Jews

In 1972, when I was sixteen, I knew an Israeli named Itzik. More than half a century later, I still remember him. He was a shaliach, working with Jewish youth organizations and visiting schools. He had recently served in the IDF....

Sep 6, 2026, 12:21 AM

The Loyalty Test

Do you love America?

Anyone Seeking Election in America Must Prove Their Love for It Immediately after the genocide perpetrated by Palestinians against Israelis on October 7, anti-Israel demonstrations—planned well in advance—erupted across the Western world. It was astonishing to watch the anti-Israel machinery...

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