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Amb. (ret.) Yoram Ettinger

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2024 demographic reality sets the record straight

Demographic reality contradicts conventional wisdom and unaudited fitures..In 2024, in contrast to conventional demographic wisdom, Israel’s Jewish majority in the combined areas of Judea and Samaria (the 'West Bank') and the pre-1967 Israel is not threatened by a potential “Arab demographic time bomb.” Op-ed.

2024 demographic reality sets the record straight

Hezbollah is trying to plant seeds in the USA

FBI Director Wray, who knows Middle East reality, is well aware of the Ayatollahs’ and Hezbollahs’ growing entrenchment in Mexico, along the US-Mexico border and throughout Latin America. And that's not all. Opinion.

Hezbollah is trying to plant seeds in the USA

Conventional Western wisdom vs. Middle East reality

The attempt to subordinate Middle East reality to Western conventional wisdom, was compared by Prof. Elie Kedourie – a leading historian of the Middle East – to trying to make water run uphill. Op-ed.

Conventional Western wisdom vs. Middle East reality

Middle East reality defies US Middle East policies

The State Department has downplayed the Palestinian Arab track record and ideology, egregiously basing its policy on subjective and speculative future scenarios and diplomatic Palestinian Arab statements. Op-ed.

Middle East reality defies US Middle East policies

A vote of confidence in Israel’s economy despite war

Intel, the semiconductor giant, confirmed a $25 billion investment in Israel, leveraging Israel’s brain power, which has enhanced Intel’s competitiveness in the global market. And that's for starters. Op-ed.

A vote of confidence in Israel’s economy despite war

Israel-Hamas war: a US wake up call!

Islamists consider Israel a US geo-strategic beachhead in the Middle East that must be uprooted as they defeat the Western “infidel.” Op-ed.

Israel-Hamas war: a US wake up call!

Demographic optimism IN, demographic pessimism OUT

The growth of Jewish fertility reflects a high level of patriotism, optimism, attachment to roots and more. Op-ed.

Demographic optimism IN, demographic pessimism OUT

Sukkot (Tabernacles) Guide for the Perplexed,

A primer for understanding the hoiday that begins Friday night this year and ends a week later.

Sukkot (Tabernacles) Guide for the Perplexed,

President Biden meets/pressures Prime Minister Netanyahu

Principle-driven defiance of US pressure is critical to Israel’s posture of deterrence. It is easy to find examples of that truth. Op-ed.

President Biden meets/pressures Prime Minister Netanyahu

The 1993 Oslo Accord dismissed the writing on the wall

The Oslo Accord assessed the Palestinian Arab issue via Western lenses, sacrificing Mid-East reality on the altar of wishful thinking.Op-ed.

The 1993 Oslo Accord dismissed the writing on the wall

Israel is a mega-billion-dollar laboratory for the US

The annual $3.8bn extended to Israel (to purchase US military systems) does not constitute “foreign aid.” It is a US investment. Op-ed.

Israel is a mega-billion-dollar laboratory for the US

An Israeli-Saudi accord requires US realism

The tenuous nature of rulers is attested to by “the Arab Tsunami” (not “the Arab Spring”), which has traumatized Arabs since 2010, Op-ed.

An Israeli-Saudi accord requires US realism

Israel’s economic growth in defiance of grave odds

The volume and density of innovation has made Israel a mandatory destination for all leading investors. Op--ed.

Israel’s economic growth in defiance of grave odds

Iran’s Ayatollahs poke the US in the eye

The threat posed to the US by Iran’s Ayatollahs extends to Latin America up to the US-Mexico border. Not only Israel is endangered. Op-ed.

Iran’s Ayatollahs poke the US in the eye

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US-Israel relations: deterioration or enhancement?

Contrary to conventional wisdom, the US does not extend foreign aid to Israel, but makes an annual profitable investment in Israel. Op-ed.

US-Israel relations: deterioration or enhancement?

Prime Minister Shamir’s principle driven leadership

Shamir was guided by principles, values and history-steered vision/ideology, not by pollsters and public opinion consultants. Op-ed.

Prime Minister Shamir’s principle driven leadership

Shavuot (Pentecost) guide for the perplexed, 2023

Learn the significance of the holiday and its names, about the number 7 in Judaism as well as the number 50 and more.

Shavuot (Pentecost) guide for the perplexed, 2023

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Is Pres. Biden familiar with Israel's proposed judicial reform?

Presdent Biden seems to be using the reform to intensify pressure on Israel, irrespective of its content. Op-ed.

Is Pres. Biden familiar with Israel's proposed judicial reform?

2023 demographic update: no Arab demographic time bomb

Protestors take note. Israel’s thriving demography provides for bolstered security, economy, technology and a confident foreign policy.Op-ed

2023 demographic update: no Arab demographic time bomb

US-sponsored anti-Israel UN Security Council statement acumen

The anti-Israel State Dept.'s worldview is center stage again, but it not only undermines Israel, it does so to the US as well. Op-ed.

US-sponsored anti-Israel UN Security Council statement acumen

Israel's 2023 key national security challenge

This may apply to other Western democracies. Op-ed.

Israel's 2023 key national security challenge

Israel-Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian issue

The Saudis have much to gain from peace with Israel and nothing to gain from championing the Palestinian Arabs Will logic win out? Op-ed.

Israel-Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian issue

Western conventional wisdom vs. Middle East reality

Western conventional wisdom pressures Israel to sacrifice Middle East reality on the altar of wishful-thinking and oversimplification.Op-ed.

Western conventional wisdom vs. Middle East reality

Pre-Hanukkah Guide to the Perplexed

"We have not occupied a foreign land…. We have liberated the land of our forefathers from foreign occupation (Book of Maccabees A: 15:33)."

Pre-Hanukkah Guide to the Perplexed

Thanksgiving reaffirms the 400-year-old US-Israel nexus

William Bradford, leader of the "Mayflower", interacted with the Jewish community in England and saw his voyage as another Exodus. Op-ed.

Thanksgiving reaffirms the 400-year-old US-Israel nexus

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The State Department's systematic failure in the Middle East

State Department policy has fueled Middle East violence, generating tailwinds to rogue entities and headwinds to the US and its Arab allies.

The State Department's systematic failure in the Middle East

US guarantees of the Israel-Lebanon accord: lasting or a mirage?

All US guarantees ensure the interests of the guarantor. not the guaranteed Israel is repeating past mistakes. Op-ed.

US guarantees of the Israel-Lebanon accord: lasting or a mirage?

Israel-Lebanon maritime accord vs. Israel-Arab peace treaties

Western conventional wisdom trumped Middle East reality, sacrificing long-term security on the altar of short-term gratification. Op-ed.

Israel-Lebanon maritime accord vs. Israel-Arab peace treaties

Iran's school curriculum exposes diplomatic option failure

The school curriculum of Iran's Ayatollahs provides a roadmap for an apocalyptic commitment to a global, anti-US Islamic revolution. Op-ed.

Iran's school curriculum exposes diplomatic option failure

President Biden's July Middle East visit – nuts and bolts

Biden may attempt to impose upon Israel a quid-pro-quo, consistent with the State Dept's "Palestine Firsters," of Israeli concessions.Op-ed.

President Biden's July Middle East visit – nuts and bolts

Iran's Constitution exposes the Ayatollahs' threats

Iran's apocalyptic regime –since seizing power in 1979 –is driven by a fanatic, megalomaniacal vision. Israelis and Americans, beware.Op-ed

Iran's Constitution exposes the Ayatollahs' threats

Iran's Ayatollahs in the US' own backyard

The 40 year entrenchment of Iran in Latin America brought Shite terrorism, drugs and ballistic technology close to the US mainland. Op-ed.

Iran's Ayatollahs in the US' own backyard

2022: A vastly inflated Palestinian demography

Don’t believe the hype, the numbers are on the Jews’ side. Report.

2022: A vastly inflated Palestinian demography

Palestinian Arab school curriculum - peaceful coexistence?

Since 1993, the Palestinian Arab school curriculum is the most effective production line of Palestinian Arab terrorists. See below. Op-ed.

Palestinian Arab school curriculum - peaceful coexistence?

Purim Guide for the Perplexed 2022

Facts and anecdotes about the Purim festival this week. Although joyous, Purim also reminds Jews of their vulnerability-and G-d's salvation.

Purim Guide for the Perplexed 2022

The Russian invasion: a wake-up call for Israel and the West

Irrespective of the final outcome, the Russian invasion of Ukraine serves as a wake-up call for Israeli and Western policy-makers. Op-ed.

The Russian invasion: a wake-up call for Israel and the West

Expose: Iran's anti-US operations in Africa

Africa – the second largest continent with over 1.2 billion people - has become a major global epicenter of anti-US Islamic terrorism.Op-ed.

Expose: Iran's anti-US operations in Africa

HIstorical milestones shape Ayatollahs' attitude to coexistence

1400 years of violent history are part of school curriculae in Iran, so getting our hopes up is not a good idea. Op-ed.

HIstorical milestones shape Ayatollahs' attitude to coexistence

Iran's Ayatollahs – the epicenter of global anti-US terrorism

US citizens are unaware of the Ayatollahs' anti-US strategy. Assuming they are good-faith negotiators is a self-destruct oxymoron.Op-ed

Iran's Ayatollahs – the epicenter of global anti-US terrorism

Learning from mistakes on Iran? Not the US

Is US policy on Iran repeating or avoiding past errors? US neogtiators seem trapped in the failed policy that let Khoneini take over. Op-ed.

Learning from mistakes on Iran? Not the US

Iran's Ayatollahs' war on women

In Iran, thousands of women are prosecuted for having a 'loose' hijab. A woman’s testimony is one-half that of a man’s as is her life.Op-ed.

Iran's Ayatollahs' war on women

Defiance of US pressure – critical to Israel's national security

Much as Israel desires friendship and cooperation with the United States, there must be limits beyond which it will not go. Opinion.

Defiance of US pressure – critical to Israel's national security

What's in it for the US in its "foreign aid" to Israel?

Why the annual US' $3.8bn to Israel constitute a most productive investment in – not foreign aid to – Israel. Opinion.

What's in it for the US in its "foreign aid" to Israel?

The anti-US ripple effect

Ignoring the Iranian ripple effects aimed at the US is bound to undermine American homeland and national security.. Op-ed.

The anti-US ripple effect

Islamic/Arab terrorists bite the hands that feed them

Thinking Islamic/Arab/Palestinian terrorists will accord the Western/Israeli "infidel" peaceful coexistence is divorced from reality. Op-ed.

Islamic/Arab terrorists bite the hands that feed them

Congress – the co-equal and systematic ally of Israel

The US Constitution, aspiring for a limited government and a non-monarchical president, gave Congress power in many crucial areas. Op-ed.

Congress – the co-equal and systematic ally of Israel

Sukkot guide for the perplexed, 2021

A primer with facts and customs for the holiday of joy.

Sukkot guide for the perplexed, 2021

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) - Guide for the Perplexed

A summary of facts and background informaation concerning the holiest day of the Jewish year. Op-ed.

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) - Guide for the Perplexed

Open letter to Prime Minister Bennett as he visits the USA

PM Bennett, you will have to decide whether to blur your positions and be popular or advocate for them and gain respect. Op-ed.

Open letter to Prime Minister Bennett as he visits the USA

2021 Afghanistan is not 1975 Vietnam

The differences run deep, despite superficial similarites and show the Afghanistan retreat to be a much more negative game changer. Op-ed.

2021 Afghanistan is not 1975 Vietnam

Israel's evolution into a Force-Multiplier for the USA

Unlike NATO, South Korea and Japan, Israel has extended the strategic arm of the US with no need for US military personnel. Op-ed.

Israel's evolution into a Force-Multiplier for the USA

Secretary Blinken Is wrong on Israel's demography

Blinken is relying on inflated, erroneous Palestinian Authority numbers and overlooking the Jewish demographic tailwind in Israel. Op-ed.

Secretary Blinken Is wrong on Israel's demography

Jordan's volatility alerts the US to Middle East reality

Of the 11 million Muslims killed in wars and terrorism since 1948, just 0.3% died in wars against Israel. Most violence is internal. Op-ed.

Jordan's volatility alerts the US to Middle East reality

Middle East quandary

Israel has been a unique cost-effective, battle-tested counter-terrorism laboratory for the USA in its combat with Islamic terror. Op-ed.

Middle East quandary

Passover and the mutually beneficial US-Israel bond

Heine said that since the Exodus, freedom has always spoken with a Hebrew Accent - and America was founded as the land of freedom. Op-ed.

Passover and the mutually beneficial US-Israel bond

Congress – Israel's most systematic and challenging ally

Congress has systematically supported Israel and bolstered US-Israel cooperation, expressing the view of most US citizens. And now? Op-ed.

Congress – Israel's most systematic and challenging ally

The Palestinian Issue – a Land-for-Peace proposition?

The land acquired by Israel kn 1967 is not the issue. Opinion.

The Palestinian Issue – a Land-for-Peace proposition?

President Biden and the Muslim Brotherhood trap

The Muslim Brotherhood has worked hard at obfuscating the West through its 2-pronged operation: political and subversive. And Biden? Op-ed.

President Biden and the Muslim Brotherhood trap

Tu B'shvat Guide for the Perplexed

Tu B'shvat highlights gratitude for the creation of fruit-bearing trees, also found in the blessing said before consuming any fruit. Op-ed.

Tu B'shvat Guide for the Perplexed

Is bipartisan support for Israel still in the cards?

Denigrating the Founding Fathers has eroded the common denominator between Democrats and Republican- and bipartisan support of Israel.Op-ed.

Is bipartisan support for Israel still in the cards?