In a shocking interview in Foreign Policy Magazine, former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel accused White House officials of trying to “destroy” him personally in his last days in office.  The comments have sent a stream of commentary across Washington and suggest a further erosion of the President’s legacy on foreign policy. Hagel resigned in late 2014 after...

In a packed event at New York’s 92d Street Y on Thursday, Bernard-Henri Lévy, one of France’s top public intellectuals, called for forces of the liberal Left to unite in confronting the growing threat of violent jihad. In particular, he criticized those who have abandoned internationalist liberalism in favor of opposition to America...

Israeli security officials have confirmed that Iran has withdrawn most of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces from Syria, The Times of Israel reported Friday. The withdrawal is apparently a reaction to the heavy losses the militia has sustained in recent weeks. A senior IRGC commander and 14 lower-ranking personnel were buried on just...

Tehran’s city hall is offering a $50,000 prize for the best cartoon mocking the Holocaust, as part of the 11th Tehran International Cartoon Biennial to be held next June. “We do not mean to approve or deny the Holocaust, however, the main question is that why is there no permission to talk about the...

Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel criticized the administration of President Barack Obama for its failure to develop a clear strategy on Syria in the face of escalating violence and a severe humanitarian catastrophe, in an interview with Foreign Policy published on Friday. Hagel revealed that in August 2013, after...

The parliament of the Czech Republic has voted for a resolution asking the government not to implement the European Union’s guidelines for labeling goods that come from territories captured by Israel in 1967. The resolution passed by an overwhelming majority, with all parties except for the Communists supporting it. Culture Minister Daniel Herman...

Many Americans with ties to Israel have been denied security clearances necessary to work for the Defense Department or the United States military, Bret Stephens of The Wall Street Journal reported (Google link) on Wednesday. Stephens reported on the case of Gershon Pincus, a dentist, who after 35 years in private practice...

The United Auto Workers (UAW), one of the largest unions in the United States, has struck down a vote by a local chapter to join the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. UAW Local 2865, which represents student workers on University of California campuses, had voted last year to join the BDS movement. The...

Israel and Turkey have reached an agreement to restore diplomatic ties, ending five years of strained relations, Ha’aretz reported Thursday. The understanding was reached in Zurich, Switerzland by Joseph Ciechanover, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal envoy to Turkey; Israeli National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen; and Turkish Foreign Ministry Under-Secretary Feridun Sinirlioğlu. The crisis in...

After being threatened with legal action by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Kuwait Airways, the Gulf kingdom’s national airline, is cancelling flights between New York and London rather than let Israelis fly on those routes. The Department of Transportation sent a warning letter to Kuwait Airways in September after Eldad Gatt, an Israeli citizen,...