Dore Gold
ARTICLES BY: Dore Gold
Why Obama Went to Congress on Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to seek congressional authorization for a military strike against Syria is the latest chapter in an ongoing struggle between the...
How Should Israel Treat Europe?
On Israel's popular morning radio station, Reshet Bet, broadcaster Aryeh Golan recently interviewed Deputy Foreign Minister Zeev Elkin about the latest demands by the European...
The Return of Al Qaeda
In the Daily Beast last week, Bruce Riedel, who served for years as a CIA analyst on the Middle East, wrote an important article with...
The U.S. and the Muslim Brotherhood
One of the striking features of last month's overthrow of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was the rage that came out in the street demonstrations against...
Israel Must Retain Control of the Jordan Valley
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) has been doing his utmost over the last several months to persuade U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...
Hassan Rohani and the Nuclear Question
Hassan Rohani, the winner of the recent presidential election in Iran, is no novice, having served as a national security adviser for 16 years between...
The Arab World Fears the ‘Safavid’
In an interview on Al-Jazeera this past May, the commander of the Free Syrian Army, Brig. Gen. Salim Idris, explained that the diversion of Hezbollah...
The Demise of Middle East Borders
A common theme running through much of the leading commentary on the Syrian crisis is the idea that the principal borders of...
Syria and the Debate Over America’s Decline
According to a revealing report in The New York Times this past week, President Barack Obama went much further than he originally planned last August,...
The Bar Kochba Debate
Among the historical events associated with "Lag Ba'omer," celebrated in the days ahead, is the Second Jewish Revolt led by Bar Kochba...
Iran’s Usual Scapegoat
At the close of the last round of talks in Kazakhstan between Iran and the P5+1 (the U.S., Russia, China, France, U.K.,...
Turkish Neo-Ottomanism is Threatened by Iran
The understandings reached between Israel and Turkey in efforts to normalize their relations raise a more fundamental issue about relations between states...
What is The West’s Goal With Iran Talks?
The reports coming out of the last round of talks between the P5+1 and Iran, held in Kazakhstan, were surprisingly positive. The...
Strategic Ties Between the U.S. and Israel Are as Close as Ever
A dramatic front-page New York Times story on Jan. 8, 2013 gave readers a rare glimpse into the level of intelligence cooperation between the U.S....
