Though critics continue to unfairly condemn Israel for the Gaza blockade, which forms a necessary barrier between Israel’s enemies and those who would help arm them, now is a terrible time to consider abandoning the blockade.

Despite the survival of Mahmoud Abbas and many of his supporters, the Palestinian situation still looks bleak.

Why Israel's campaign against Hamas may succeed.

If Ariel Sharon goes ahead with Gaza disengagement, generations both inside and outside Israel will be sacrificed upon the altar of his legacy.

How to avoid an Israeli strike on Iran.

Was it an Israeli shell that killed the Ghalia family? An Israeli military investigation quickly cast considerable doubt on the official Palestinian version of events.

Developments in Turkey's foreign policy suggest that the Turkish government will pull away from Europe and the West, and instead pursue more exclusively relationships with the Middle East, Iran, Russia, and China.

The president long differentiated between the hunt for Bin Laden, which he saw as legitimate, and the wider war on terrorism which he saw as not.