Joshua Gleis
ARTICLES BY: Joshua Gleis
American Jews Will Not Cower
The horrific events this past Shabbat at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, highlighted once again that there are forces out there who hate Jews...
The Threat to American Jews Is Real
Extremists around the world have been emboldened in recent years, due in large part to changing political and economic currents, some of which have been...
Five Practical Steps to Securing Your Synagogue
The recent attacks on synagogues, churches, and mosques worldwide have highlighted what law enforcement agencies have been warning for some time: houses of worship are...
Burying Our Heads in the Sandbox: Ignoring Security at Jewish Summer Camps
With signs of spring just barely starting to show, it might be hard to imagine that camp directors from coast to coast are dusting off...
Ten Lessons Learned by Hezbollah From Israel’s Summer War in Gaza
It seems like an eternity ago that fighting raged in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, dubbed by the IDF as Operation Protective Edge. Nonstop coverage...
Is Israel Acting Disproportionately?
It has been nearly two weeks since Israel launched Operation Protective Edge, in a stated effort to quell rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and...
Happy Fourth of July, Kurdistan
Pop quiz: What side does the United States support? On one side are the Iraqi Kurds. Backed publicly by Turkey and Israel, and privately, by...
Operation Pillar of Defense: Israel’s Game Changing War
The recent flare up of violence between Israel and the Hamas, dubbed Operation Pillar of Defense by the Israelis, has highlighted three specific game changes from wars...
Syria Could Attack Israel as a Diversion
It's been over 16 months since the "Arab Spring" first reached the shores of Syria. 16 months of gun battles, defections and condemnations ...
How the Presidential Election Could Lead to an Israeli Strike on Iran
National elections have long caught the attention of both domestic and foreign populations, and nowhere has this been more evident than in U.S....
Never Underestimate Israeli Ingenuity
As the battle of both words and deeds heats up between Iran and the west, some experts have begun to question whether Israel even...
How Not to Withdraw From Afghanistan
Last week, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta stated publicly for the first time that the United States would end combat operations in Afghanistan by mid-2013....
Happy Holidays: Time to Increase Our Operational Security
As anyone in the security field will tell you, with holiday cheer comes a higher risk of terrorist attack. Holidays in general are always...
Fall of the Gaddafi Regime: A Brief Analysis
On October 20, 2011, the former strongman of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, was captured and killed in his hometown of Sirte. The "King of Kings" of...
