The Best Defense

This article in Commentary Magazine clearly lays out the hypocrisy of Turkey's involvement and reaction to the flotilla incident and, intriguingly, what it would look like if Israel turned the tables and went on the offense.

The myth of Israel's illegal settlements

David M. Phillips, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law reviews the legal status of Israel's settlements in the West Bank and comes to the conclusion that widely-held opinions that they are illegal are incorrect.

West Bank settlements and international law

The conviction that Jewish settlements in the West Bank are illegal is now so commonly accepted, it hardly seems as though the matter is even open for discussion. Still, professor of law David M. Phillips asks "On what points of law does the case against Israel stand?"

Seven existential threats

The State of Israel copes not with one but with at least seven existential threats on a daily basis, extraordinary not only for their number but also for their diversity, Michael Oren writes.