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Aug 11, 2026, 6:07 AM

Unholy Vows: The Wolf in a Bishop’s Robe

In March 1971, readers of the United Israel Bulletin were confronted by a headline that left little room for ambiguity: “War Criminal Remains a Free Man in U.S.” Its editor, veteran United Nations correspondent David Horowitz, opened with an accusation...

Aug 10, 2026, 3:37 PM

Independent Observers? Define ‘Independent’

Calling someone independent doesn’t make them independent; the relevant question is independent from whom? Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

International Is Not a Synonym for Independent Why doesn’t Israel allow independent observers into Gaza? Why does Israel block an independent investigation into October 7? If Israel has nothing to hide, why does it prevent independent scrutiny? I hear variations of this question...

Aug 5, 2026, 12:10 PM

World Jewish Congress @90 – Why its work remains unfinished

This week marks 90 years since the founding of the World Jewish Congress in Geneva. On the 8th of August 1936, Jewish leaders from around the globe came together to form a body that would serve as the permanent...

Andrzej Pawluszek

Aug 4, 2026, 5:50 PM

Rwanda’s Gorillas and a Lesson for the UN

In Rwanda, a UN-backed tourism program helps women and young people earn a living, supports conservation and teaches schoolchildren to protect biodiversity. In Gaza, UNRWA faces evidence that members of its workforce were affiliated with Hamas and, in some...

Aug 1, 2026, 9:21 AM

A crisis without Israel, briefly

Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)

For one afternoon Spain was consumed by a crisis that had nothing to do with Israel. Then Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations volunteered

Jul 31, 2026, 10:47 PM

Are We Still Talking About a Two-State Solution?

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Few diplomatic phrases are repeated more often than the two-state solution. Politicians invoke it almost daily. Journalists write it as though everyone agrees on what it means. Yet today's "two-state solution" is not the original “solution”. Somewhere along the way,...

Jul 27, 2026, 8:50 AM

You Cannot Terror-List Half a State

Countries and international bodies that have designated the IRGC as a terrorist organization or entity are shown in red; Iran is highlighted in green. Image © The Account 2, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

If the IRGC Is Iran, Then Say Iran. If It Isn't, Where Does Iran End and the IRGC Begin? The United Kingdom recently designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a threat to national security under the National Security...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jul 26, 2026, 9:16 PM

Israel Must Stop Iran from Rebuilding Proxy Armies

Israel has repeatedly shattered Hezbollah and Hamas on the battlefield, only to watch them rebuild for the next war. The problem is not a lack of Israeli military power or resolve, but a lack of political will to resist...

Jul 25, 2026, 6:11 PM

Karim Khan is gone. The ICC’s antisemitism remains

Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (center), announces he is seeking arrest warrants from the court’s judges for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Muhammad Deif and Ismail Haniyeh, May 20, 2024. (ICC)

The belated ouster of the world's top criminal prosecutor exposed a court willing to overlook corruption when it advanced its relentless campaign against Israel

Yaakov Chaliotis

Jul 23, 2026, 7:37 PM

The Empty Chair in Geneva: Writing the Rules Without the Democracies

America and Israel walked away from the UN Human Rights Council. The institution didn’t stop working — it kept writing the rules, with China methodically filling the space the democracies left behind. In Geneva, international institutions do not wait for...

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