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Secretary of State John Kerry’s non-stop efforts at cementing an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord have failed. “Cement” turns out to be an important ingredient in the failure. After refusing to accept Kerry’s “framework for peace,”Palestinian President Abbas sent two unmistakable signals. He declared that the P.A. would apply for membership in …

IRS official Lois Lerner has agreed to testify in front of Congress on Wednesday. Still, the media and Republicans in Congress are missing the larger picture. On Wednesday they shouldn’t just ask Lerner about the targeting of Tea Party groups. The should also ask her about the targeting of individual …

It seems everywhere I look these days, there’s a new dating show. Always a new angle… on the same premise. Cram one man and multiple women into an enclosed space complete with a castle, a cheesy soundtrack, and contrived dates, add a heap of drama and a dash of scandal …

In the months since Edward Snowden revealed the nature and extent of the spying that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been perpetrating upon Americans and foreigners, some of the NSA’s most troublesome behavior has not been a part of the public debate. This behavior constitutes the government’s assaults on …

I never called my father worthless. That was his own word for himself. I had other words to describe him. But in a way he was right. He said it on the phone after I told him I was flying down to see him, from my home in Alaska to …

Amid growing outrage at the Obama administration’s determination to strike a deal with jihadist Iran that not only allows Iran to enrich uranium but also permits it to continue imprisoning and torturing American citizens, Secretary of State John Kerry spoke up to defend his State Department’s diplomacy. During a press …

This weekend and on Monday we salute our veterans: Past, present, old, young, those who served in combat and those who have not. Each and every one of them answered the call to defend freedom at all costs to benefit something larger than themselves; the greater good of the United …

Today, the swirl of political debate continues in Washington; if only we had a Frank Underwood (the main character in the series “House of Cards”) who could “clear the pipes and keep the sludge moving” but do so with an eye on a real agreement which made Washington work and …

Sensing an historic opening, Russian President Vladimir Putin may soon be visiting Cairo in search of closer military ties and access to Egypt’s warm water ports—according to an October 27 article in the Sunday Times of London. Should he make that trip, Putin would likely get a warm, if not …

YALTA – With the nuclear stand-off with Iran and Syrian chemical weapons still threatening the strife-torn Middle East, Israeli President Shimon Peres said he did not foresee a war between states erupting in the region any time soon. Though he was speaking generally, and did not specifically mention either Israel …