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Mitchell Bard is a foreign-policy analyst and an authority on U.S.-Israel relations. He has written and edited 22 books, including The Arab Lobby, Death to the Infidels: Radical Islam’s War Against the Jews; After Anatevka: Tevye in Palestine; and Forgotten Victims: The Abandonment of Americans in Hitler’s Camps.

Since 1967, it has been searching for a formula to achieve a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. It has failed because it underestimates Arab anti-Semitism and intransigence.
If it doesn’t involve Israel, it doesn’t make the news.
The problem with focusing on congressional victories is that Congress does not make foreign policy, and while it can have some influence, primarily on military aid, the final arbiter is the president.
If you believe in peace, history has proven nothing can be achieved without putting a permanent stop to Palestinian terror.
The Democrats brought overall support for Israel down to 54%, the lowest point since 2005, and sympathy for the Palestinians reached a record high of 31%.
The U.S. State Department has not called on French President Emmanuel Macron to compromise with protesters in his country or questioned democracy there.
The Saudis also want a stronger guarantee that the United States will defend them. And so, they are playing their hand.
Readers should wonder why elaborate technologies seem to be used only to demonize Israel. Where are the videos of Palestinian terrorists? Oh, right, there aren’t any.
Let’s be clear. The disorder in the West Bank is a result of the incitement against Jews by the Palestinian Authority—from the indoctrination of hatred in its youth to rewards for martyrdom.
Instead of interfering in Israel’s domestic affairs, the administration should focus on protecting U.S. citizens from Palestinian terrorists.
For retreads like Antony Blinken and Thomas Nides, it’s payback time.
Not even a devastating earthquake was enough for Bashar Assad to accept help from Israel.