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Mitchell Bard

Mitchell Bard

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.

Sign at the building entrance to CAIR headquarters. Credit: DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock.
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CAIR’s ‘pay-for-Jew-hatred’ policy
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations launched a “Champions of Justice Fund” that pays $1,000 “educational grants” to students disciplined for anti-Israel actions.
Dec. 3, 2025
Mitchell Bard
Damage in Sderot From Gaza Rocket
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The big picture
While the Islamists were set back, Israeli arms cannot defeat their ideology. Their demise will only come when Islam reforms itself and the West musters the courage to confront extremists.
Nov. 26, 2025
Mitchell Bard
Kibbutz Malkia, Drone, Border Security
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A resilient but traumatized nation
Rebuilding national confidence demands a sober accounting of what went wrong—the gaps in coordination, the breakdowns in emergency response and the complacency that left communities exposed.
Nov. 19, 2025
Mitchell Bard
Trump Netanyahu Herzog Israel
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The price of dependence: US-Israel relations
Israel survived the war, but is now tethered to an unpredictable ally whose support comes with conditions and whose electorate is steadily losing interest in maintaining the bond.
Nov. 12, 2025
Mitchell Bard
IDF in Judea, Samaria
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Not in Judea and Samaria
While Israel remains mired in Gaza, it has quietly transformed the security landscape of the West Bank—crushing terror networks, dismantling Iranian proxies and re-establishing control over territory.
Nov. 5, 2025
Mitchell Bard
A panoramic view from the Byzantine Castle of Mystras to Sparta in Mystras, Greece, on Aug. 9, 2020. Situated on Mount Taygetos, it served as the capital of the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea in the 14th and 15th centuries. Reconquered by the Byzantines, and then occupied by the Turks and the Venetians, the city of Mystras was abandoned in 1832. The castle is an old town surrounded by Byzantine walls and with an imposing palace on top of the hill. Most of all, this place is famous for its Byzantine churches with the impressive frescoes inside. In 1989, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Monument. Photo by Athanasios Gioumpasis/Getty Images.
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Israel must not be Sparta
The degree of isolation, anti-Israel demonstrations and breadth of boycotts is unprecedented, with polls showing damage to the image of the Jewish state.
Oct. 29, 2025
Mitchell Bard
IDF in Gaza
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Breaking the IDF
The military must undertake a critical introspection to implement sweeping reforms, including minimizing dependence on foreign weapons, boosting mental-health services and drafting the Haredim.
Oct. 22, 2025
Mitchell Bard
Freed Hostages Posters
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The tragedy of the hostages
Their captivity corroded Israelis’ faith in their leaders and fractured the social contract between citizen and state. Even now, a lingering sense of abandonment persists.
Oct. 16, 2025
Mitchell Bard
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
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A ravaged economy
The backbone of financial mechanisms and industrial sectors in Israel has not collapsed, but it has been battered, bruised and burdened.
Oct. 1, 2025
Mitchell Bard
Syria
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Unexpected consequences in Syria
If the new regime abandons its radical Islamic roots and joins the Abraham Accords, then Israel may achieve the unimaginable: turning its longest-standing foe into a partner.
Sept. 10, 2025
Mitchell Bard
Yemen Iran Houthis
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Houthis keep the rockets coming
The Iranian-backed terror group in Yemen gave early proof that they have staying power against Israel and ships at sea.
Sept. 3, 2025
Mitchell Bard
Lebanon Border
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Israel bloodied Hezbollah, but only Lebanon can defeat it
Ironically, the decisive blow against the terrorist group may come not from the Israel Defense Forces, but from Beirut.
Aug. 27, 2025
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