King Abdullah's Catch 22

By Arieh O’Sullivan, Media Line King Abdullah is in a lose-lose situation with his harsh criticism of Israel’s government. Jordanian King Abdullah’s harsh criticism of Israel has little chance of ending the peace treaty which is vital for Jordan’s security, but highlights the dire future the monarch sees for his country.   Abdullah, who is…

When Israel stood up to Washington

By Daniel Pipes As U.S.-Israel tensions climb to unfamiliar heights, they recall a prior round of tensions nearly thirty years ago, when Menachem Begin and Ronald Reagan were in charge. In contrast to Binyamin Netanyahu’s repeated apologies, Begin adopted a quite different approach. The sequence of events started with a statement from Syrian dictator Hafiz…