INTO THE FRAY: From lords to lemmings – Israel’s legal “elites on the brink

The dramatic events currently unfolding in Israel, shaking the very foundations of its society, underscore the myopic naivety of the Israeli “Right” and its utter inability to fathom the all-consuming, incandescent animosity that its political rivals on the “Left” harbour for it. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: The “emirates” plan – A political train wreck in the making

Despite the glaring and perilous flaws in the two-state paradigm, not everything that is not a two-state proposal is a better policy option. The “emirates” plan is a prime example of this. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Malevolent Macron has no claim to the moral high ground

Given France’s gruesome post-WW II colonial history—from North Africa through East Asia to Oceania—it has a feeble claim to any moral superiority and is hardly in a position to pontificate to Israel over Gaza. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Europe veers Right—towards Israel and Trump?

There are accumulating—albeit belated—signs of a new political assertiveness in Europe, together with a growing appreciation of Israeli resolve and Trumpian toughness Read more

Iran: State disintegration, not regime change

Israel cannot rely on regime change to ensure its security. It must aim at dismantling Iran into separate ethnic entities to ensure that, in the future, it will not become the grave menace that it was in the past. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Emmanuel the Egregious

With the war raging between Iran and Israel, few news items beyond reports from the battlefront itself make it into international headlines. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Israel on the cusp of civil war?

The only way to prevent a civil war in Israel is to acknowledge its impending outbreak, so that steps can be taken to forestall it. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Azerbaijan: Augmenting the Abraham Accords

The Abraham Accords were the greatest foreign policy accomplishment of Trump’s first administration; he has made it clear that his new administration will seek to expand them- Forbes, March 8, 2025. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Gaza-Trump, truth and …“transfer”

Israel is on the very cusp of major historical change. The only question is whether its leaders will seize the moment or, tragically, let it slip away. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: The alliance that alarms the Ayatollahs

As the Iranian regime inches closer to its desired doomsday weapon, the rationale for a countervailing triaxial alliance between the US, Israel and Azerbaijan has never been more compelling. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Trump, Macron and Greenland: A contrived conflict?

It is hard to fathom why France should display such ire at the Trump proposal to procure Greenland since the idea is hardly new, having been raised several times in the past without setting off any outrage. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: An emerging strategic axis: Washington-Jerusalem-Baku

Trump administration should factor the unique model of Judeo-Muslim collaboration between Israel and Azerbaijan, which transcends prevailing geopolitical divisions, into its foreign policy aimed at engendering enhanced international stability. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Gaza—A sense of Déjà vu

All the current “mainstream” proposals for the “Day After” in Gaza represent the triumph of misguided hope—or at least, misconceived correctness—over bitter experience. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Macron on the wrong side of history

The election of Donald Trump and the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria will compel a recalibration of recalibration of France’s past policies. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Malicious malign Macron

Could France under the Macron government be on a head-on collision course with the newly elected Trump administration following his sweeping victory earlier this month? Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Something rotten in the land of the Tricolour?

While France is the origin of the principles of modern democracy, it has also shown a disturbing affinity for tyranny. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Kamala’s unsavoury supporters

Recently, a distressed Twitter/X message from a well-known Israeli-Australian human rights jurist caught my eye. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Fickle Feckless France- Egalite, fraternite …antisemitisme

The French Foreign Ministry advanced two claims as the rationale for its decision to support the ICC—both equally risible and ridiculous. Read more

Into the Fray

Today’s surging antisemitism—A perverse inversion of victim & victimizer Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Misplaced moral outrage-moronic, mendacious, or malevolent?

Israel seeks to minimize civilian casualties, while Hamas seeks to maximise civilian casualties and use them as a propaganda tool. Read more

Into the Fray: Elections: Why now is not the time

When Israeli voters next go to the polls over what led to the grim events of Oct. 7, their choices must not be driven by uninformed rumour, ill-informed speculation, and misinformed emotion. Read more

Into the Fray: Reason, Reasonableness & Realpolitik

Under Biden, important foreign policy interests are being sacrificed domestic ones. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Comparing Coalitions

While the current coalition is far from unblemished, things could be worse—and have been recently, Read more

Into the Fray: Incredible imbecility

The historical record bodes ill for initiatives to engineer a Pax Israeliana (an Israel-induced peace) between Israel and its Arab adversaries. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: Gaza – A gigantic shift in the Overton window

What once was unthinkable is now moving to the centre of mainstream thought. Read more

Into the Fray: Gaza – misconceptualising the conflict; miscomprehending the enemy

There is a prevailing myth that the general population in Gaza is the hapless victim of its radical leadership. This is demonstrably false. Read more

INTO THE FRAY: A sense of betrayal

Past deeds of heroism are no justification for present acts of subversion. Read more

Into the Fray: Distorting the Declaration

The focus of Israel’s Declaration of Independence is overwhelmingly on Jewish sovereignty and political independence in the ancestral Jewish homeland—not on liberal democratic governance. Read more

Into the fray: D-Y-S-T-O-P-I-A!!

The opponents of the proposed judicial reform are not defending liberal democracy, but promoting Orwellian dystopia. Read more

Into the Fray: A Constitution -The “excuse du jour”

An article by Martin Sherman. Read more

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