Shoshana Bryen
ARTICLES BY: Shoshana Bryen
Will Trump Stand Up to Russia — Like Reagan?
Every story has a starting point. Don't start with the Russian capture this week of two (or three) Ukrainian ships and the injury to three...
How Hamas Wins
Hamas wins. That’s the worst sentence to write. When this happens, the people of the Gaza Strip lose and the people of Israel lose. But...
Layla and Ammar: A Gaza Story
A child who has suffered death is always to be mourned; the ruin of another is to be mourned, as well. The stories of Layla...
The Palestinian Authority’s ‘Day of Rage’ Smacks of Desperation
The Palestinian Authority called for a “Day of Rage” to protest the opening of the American Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem. Such Days of Rage...
Never Again — Except in Syria
“Never Again” was a rallying cry for Jews after the Holocaust. Never again would Jews be defenseless -- force-marched, starved, and gassed, waiting to be rescued...
Punishing Syrian Chemical Weapons Use
The primary goals of American foreign policy are to make our citizens, friends and allies secure -- and to make our adversaries think twice. There are moments...
No Breaks for Israel
Israel’s red lines in Syria’s civil war have included the following: returning fire against any entity that fires into Israel (whether Syrian, rebel, Hezbollah, or...
Free the Palestinians: End UNRWA Funding
It is time to resolve the issue of the imprisoned Palestinian population -- the one imprisoned by the United Nations, and its own unrealistic vision of...
Iran’s Mullahs: Dictators Who Need A Perpetual Enemy
Nikki Haley, America’s formidable ambassador to the United Nations, has done it again. The Iranian uprising has been hard to “see,” and cell phone videos,...
A Down Payment for Peace
It’s starting to sound like a plan. Since the beginning of the Oslo “peace process,” it has been assumed that Israel has more to give than...
Palestinian Unity — but to What End?
After weeks of Egyptian-sponsored pre-talks, and a very short “cabinet meeting” in Gaza, “formal reconciliation talks” are now being held between Hamas and the Palestinian...
The NYPD Got it Right on Islamic Terrorism
Pop quiz: How can the threat of radical jihadists be countered? President Obama: "Efforts to counter violent extremism will only succeed if citizens can address legitimate...
Is the US ‘Pindostan’?
It is a mistake to belittle Vladimir Putin. Dislike and distrust him, fine. Believe he is a monomaniacal empire-builder determined to restore Russia's former colonies...
Every War Must End
"Thirteen years ago this October, we started bombing Muslims in the Middle East. We're still bombing them. Does any sane person think that 13 years...
