Hillel Frisch
ARTICLES BY: Hillel Frisch
Hezbollah’s Demographic Problem Explains Its Restraint
Israel’s three-pronged attacks over the past two weeks in Syria, Iraq, and, above all, in Dahiya -- the vast Shiite neighborhood in Beirut where Hezbollah...
Refusing Entry to Foreign Nationals: How Common Is It?
Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are both first-term Democratic members of Congress. They are also inveterate Israel-bashers and vocal supporters of BDS. Omar was born...
‘The Occupation’ — How the EU Discriminates Against Israel
The European Commission, the executive and bureaucratic arm of the EU, has an excellent search function with which to find and sort decisions and reports...
The Palestinians, Happiness, and the ‘Occupation’
It might sound frivolous to attempt to measure happiness. Still, for a Columbia University think tank and two respectable Canadian policy institutes, the measuring of...
Is the BDS Movement on the Rise?
According to the BDS movement’s Palestinian branch, the impact of the movement “is increasing substantially.” Many pro-Israel sites and organizations agree with that assessment. But...
Trump’s Economic Plan Is Necessary Because Peace Is Not Possible
None of the three actors in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict envisions peace in the foreseeable future. Hamas can’t entertain the idea of real peace for ideological reasons....
A Flight Guide to Middle East Politics
A burning question in the Middle East today is the firmness of the tacit alliance among Israel, Saudi Arabia, and other Arab Sunni states, centered...
Ahead of the Bahrain Conference, Hamas Casts Its Lot with Iran
At first glance, it appears that the title given to the June 7 confrontation in Gaza -- World Jerusalem Day -- was little different from...
Iran Is Too Smart to Go to War
There has been much belligerent rhetoric and saber-rattling between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the US of late – for example, the announced arrival...
Finally, From Gaza, a Ray of Light
It has been painful and frustrating to watch the total dissipation of the effective deterrence Israel managed to achieve in Gaza over the last three...
The Folly of Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and numerous US officials have all warned that both sides of the forthcoming Trump administration's “deal of the century” are going...
Arab Support for ‘Palestine’ Is Dependent on the Use of Religion
Palestinians like to claim that their problems lie at the heart of Arab concerns, notwithstanding the multiplicity of crisis areas in the Middle East, such...
Is Hamas Really So Popular?
Hamas did its best to create the impression that enormous, enthusiastic crowds attended its recent 31st anniversary commemoration in Katiba Square in Gaza. Its goal...
Politics and Economics Drive European Aid
JNS.org - The European Union purports to deliver aid to needy communities on the basis of neutral, impartial, and independent judgments. The grossly disproportionate aid given...
