Dore Gold

Dore Gold is president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He served as ambassador to the United Nations and as director general of the Foreign Ministry

 Abdul Hamid Thunaibat of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan addresses a gathering to pay condolences after the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri, at the headquarters of Jordan's Islamic Action Front, in Amman, in January.

Defeating Hamas requires a joint effort from the Western world- opinion

 THOMAS WHITE, director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza, speaks to the media in the central Gaza Strip, in November. UNRWA was tailor-made by the UN to keep the Palestinian refugee issue alive, not to fix the problem, the writer asserts.

The heart of Gaza’s terror problem - opinion

 A HOUTHI fighter guards the deck of the ‘Galaxy Leader’ cargo ship in the Red Sea

The Houthis represent a new enemy for Israel to contend with - opinion


Saudi-Israeli integration is more possible than ever - opinion

since Mohammed bin Salman became Crown Prince in 2017, important reforms have reshaped key elements of Saudi Arabia.

 SAUDI AMBASSADOR to Washington Princess Reema Bandar Al Saud has introduced new terminology stating that Saudi Arabia wants integration with Israel. These expressions cannot be ignored, says the writer.

The battle over UNESCO - opinion

Washington owes the UN some $619 million in past dues because it did not pay what it owed UNESCO. It appears that now the administration will make good on this debt.

 UNESCO HEADQUARTERS in Paris: UNESCO resolutions became a critical element in the international effort undertaken by Israel’s adversaries to delegitimize the Jewish state, says the writer.

'Haaretz' columnist is a strange opponent to Israeli-Saudi peace - opinion

In the past, the author was well known for writing highly controversial pieces attacking the ideas of the Israeli mainstream. Peace with Saudi Arabia is one of his new targets.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Kissinger: Now is the time for Ukraine to join NATO

Kissinger did not want to see the West taking steps that might be interpreted as the beginning of Russia’s being dismantled.

 FORMER US secretary of state Dr. Henry Kissinger speaks at the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s 2019 Forum on Leadership, in Dallas.

One state or two: What will Israel's future look like?

One reason Israelis have been reluctant to embrace the one-state model is because of the debate over Israel’s future borders.

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Israel-Jordan tensions: Smotrich threatens Israel's vital interests - opinion

The prospects of a Jordanian-Israeli diplomatic crisis could not come at a worse time. These relations need to be solidified, not weakened.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich articulated positions that put Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into direct conflict with Israel’s neighbors, says the writer.

Iran is positioning itself to gain nuclear weapons - opinion

The IAEA has been re-granted permission to watch some of Iran's facilities, but Iran has broken nuclear agreements before.

 IAEA DIRECTOR-GENERAL Rafael Grossi addresses the media during an agency Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, on Monday.

Is China exhibiting hostile intentions towards its neighbors? - opinion

On the one hand, there has been the view that China can be brought around and become a diplomatic partner of Washington.

 SAILORS RECOVER a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon, downed by the US over its territorial waters, off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5.

Ukraine-Russia War marks the return of the tank - opinion

Tanks are being perceived as the weapon needed to produce a decisive outcome, which partially explains the preoccupation on both sides with procuring them.

 A UKRAINIAN ARMY tank travels on a road in Donetsk region, last week.

The Israeli-Palestinian fight for Jerusalem's history continues - opinion

What is going on here is not so much a battle over Jerusalem’s history as much as a battle over historical narratives.

 ISRAELI FLAGS flap in the wind on the Mount of Olives, overlooking the Dome of the Rock and Temple Mount.