By TIMES OF ISRAEL— In a potential game-changer for Israel, Egypt scaled back its military presence in the Sinai Peninsula, redeploying troops from its Gaza border to its western one with Libya in a bid to combat Islamic State fighters. Unnamed Israeli security officials warned that the reduced military presence in the northern Sinai Peninsula…
By RON JAGER— So is there anything really new about the drama being played out on Congressional Hill? Not really, as usual the Jews are the canaries in the proverbial coal mine. The festival of Purim, which recalls the events of the Book of Esther, features characters whose identity, natures, or intent are “hidden.” In…
By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— South Korea lives under a US security umbrella. Both on a conventional and nuclear level, South Koreans are dependent on the US to deter North Korea from attacking them and overrunning their country. Last Friday, US Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman scolded South Koreans for being too nationalist. In her…