Benny Avni
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'Fun' anti-semitic displays in Europe should shock Jews everywhere
All of a sudden nostalgia for 1930s Germany resurges across Europe, where some dismiss it as “just fun.” Carnival marchers in the Belgian town of Aalst last week were dressed...
What’s really behind Trump’s meeting with Bibi and Gantz
After a Jerusalem meeting this week with Benjamin Netanyahu, Vice President Pence said he invited the Israeli prime minister to Washington. In a twist, Pence added Benny Gantz, the leader...
How Venezuela could help Iran mount an attack against America
If Tehran plans further retaliation for Qassem Soleimani’s elimination, Venezuela could pose a threat.
How Trump can stop Kim Jong-un from launching a 'Christmas gift'
Kim Jong-un’s self-imposed 18-month moratorium on missile and nuclear tests is about to expire at year’s end. Unless sanctions are removed by then, the North Korean dictator is threatening a...
Netanyahu made too many enemies out of his friends
One of the world’s most talented leaders, whose rhetorical wizardry and ability to grow the economy by leaps and bounds while keeping an embattled country at near peace, Bibi managed...
Inside Mexican president's odd relationship with vicious drug cartels
Mexico’s criminal gangs see their president’s attempt to appease them as a license to kill. Members of the LeBaron clan were sprayed with bullets Monday as they traveled to their...
Democrats are stealing old ideas from Europe just as Europe abandons them
As America’s Democratic presidential candidates promote programs borrowed from Europe’s traditional left, Europeans are increasingly pushing back against them. Following an election last Sunday in Germany’s Thuringia state, members of...
Netanyahu's one-man rule in Israel likely over
TEL AVIV — Benjamin Netanyahu may yet survive his lackluster performance in Israel’s election Tuesday. But the one-man rule that marked most of his time in office is likely over....
Netanyahu’s policies aren’t on the line in Israel’s election — just his job
TEL AVIV — Left or right? War or diplomacy? Socialism or free-market economy? Tuesday’s election here is about none of these. It’s about Bibi. Israel’s politics nowadays seem almost as...
Why Secretary Pompeo should be the next Kissinger
Soon after President Trump said he’d announce his pick to replace John Bolton as national security adviser this week, Washington was abuzz: How about Mike Pompeo? It may be a...
The Palestinians’ eternal ‘no’
Thirty uniformed men surrounded Ashraf Ghanem’s home in Hebron, the West Bank, last weekend. He managed somehow to escape and, now in hiding, tell The Jerusalem Post he’s afraid for...
Erdogan’s Istanbul defeat is a chance to rebuild bridges with the West
Turkish voters dealt the country’s once-invincible president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a sharp slap in the face Saturday. America should use the moment to nudge Ankara, a NATO member and erstwhile...
Congress refuses to face ugly reality of modern Middle East
Regarding Iran and its Mideast foes, Congress has come to a strange conclusion: The enemy of our enemy is actually . . . the bad guy. It’s true: Even as...
US allies’ sad Tehran wild-goose chase
America’s allies are lining up to mediate between Washington and the Tehran regime. But they’re jumping the gun. Witness Japan’s President Shinzo Abe, who arrives in Tehran Wednesday for a...
Trump's new Mexican tariffs are the opposite of a solution
From the day Candidate Trump went down the escalator, he insisted that Mexicans are bad hombres. Even his tacked-on compliment — “and some, I assume are good people” — had...
Why Netanyahu’s troubles won’t derail Team Trump’s peace push
As Israel gears up to a surprise election, the US-led peace plan touted as the “Deal of the Century” seemed to suffer a major blow. But don’t write off the...
Behind the Huawei fight: Will the internet serve freedom or tyranny?
Google this week moved to restrict Huawei’s access to its Android operating system and apps. The big-tech tiff is also a major escalation in a war to determine which form...
Facing down the Persian terror puppeteer
Various myths have long held America’s Mideast strategy. Among the most pernicious myths is the one that sharply divided Iran’s government from its terrorist proxies. Letting Tehran deny responsibility for...
With ‘collusion’ dead, it’s time to face the real Russian menace
Endlessly obsessed with Russia’s interference in the last election, one half of Washington — the Democrats — all but ignore Russia’s current nefarious deeds around the globe. Secretary of State...
This isn't just Venezuela's moment — it's critical for everyone
The battle for Venezuela is entering a crucial moment, and so are the risks for that nation, for America and beyond.