In his latest book, The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People, Walter Russell Mead argues that myths and conspiracies surround the US-Israel relationship. What are some of those falsehoods, how did they originate, and what do they imply for the future of the relationship?

The U.S. government quietly brokered an agreement to an Israeli-Lebanese maritime border dispute that impeded the flow of natural gas for both countries. Now, that agreement has exploded into the central focus of Israel's election season. How did that happen and what does it signify?

Christopher Holton has spent much of his career working with American state governments to fight the spread of Islamism. He introduced model legislation prohibiting state courts from considering Shariah law in family and civil court cases, and he lobbied state governments to divest their pension funds from state sponsors of terrorism, such as Iran. Mr. Holton’s latest campaign seeks to establish a “Terrorist Registry” to monitor terrorism offenders set to be released into American communities after serving their prison sentences. Learn more about these initiatives and how state governments are used to counter Islamist threats.

The Kurds are among the largest stateless people in the world, spread out primarily among Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Currently, they are central to the mass protests in Iran, under Iranian attack in Iraq, under Assad’s attack in Syria, and under Erdoğan’s repression in Türkiye. Where are these crises heading? What are U.S. relations with the Kurds in these four countries?

The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) once flourished as a prominent Islamist organization. Now its membership has plummeted, its leadership is rudderless, and even the U.S. State Department has distanced itself. Middle East Forum investigative reporter Susannah Johnston “crashed” the latest ISNA convention to learn first-hand about its moral and political collapse. Is this a good development? What is its future? What does it tell us about the wider Islamist movement in the U.S.?

American politicians and elites have increasingly superimposed an American racial ideology onto the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. In this view, Israeli Jews are seen as “privileged” and “white,” making them an enemy of the “intersectional” coalition of the oppressed, including the American black community and Palestinians. Where did this idea come? How prevalent is it in universities and Democratic politics? What are its consequences? How can it be countered?

Despite scattered successes over the past two decades, the battle to reform Islam from the inside has made less progress than hoped. One of its outstanding American leaders reviews painful lessons learned from struggles inside the "House of Islam," assesses current trends, and asks what the record suggests to be best future strategies against the backward ideology of Islamism.

Surprisingly, Prime Minister Lapid called for a two-state solution at the U.N. How will moving the Palestinian issue to the front burner likely affect Israeli's election on Nov. 1?

Almost four months after President Biden met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the U.S.-Saudi relationship is deeply adrift over such issues as Riyadh’s oil production, human rights record, ties with China, and possible normalization with Israel. Returned from a week in the kingdom, Jonathan Schanzer reports on these issues and considers the most likely future course.

The parties and lists have been submitted to the Knesset. What surprises can be found and what significance do they have for the likelihood of a government following elections?