Recognizing "statehood" does not mean U.N. membership, but it would nonetheless be a major Palestinian success. A resolution recognizing a Palestinian "state" could also declare its boundary to be the 1967 borders (in actuality, merely the 1949 armistice lines), with or without President Obama's caveat about "agreed upon swaps" of land.

The Palestinian Authority succeeded last Monday in becoming a member state in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The Obama administration could abstain from a Security Council resolution affirming a Palestinian state, and we will soon see how hostile to Israel President Obama is prepared to be.

The death of longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on November 10 means a new era of Palestinian leadership and the possibility of a revitalized peace process. Will new Palestinian leaders follow in Arafat's footsteps? Will they make an attempt to broker peace with their Israeli neighbors? Who is at the...

The fight against terrorism is no closer to success today than it was a decade ago when, in the wake of the September 11 terror attacks, President George W. Bush declared a Global War on Terrorism.

Too often, U.S. negotiators have become unwitting advocates for their adversaries.

Empowering the new Palestinian government may be the only way Israel can protect itself.

Four weeks ago, Yasser Arafat declared that the Jewish people have never had any connection to Jerusalem. Arafat's challenge is not religious belief; it is a political challenge.