Tensions are high in Israel at the start of Ramadan. What is Israel’s government doing to prevent the situation from escalating? Will it succeed?

Although antisemitism in the United States is in significant part an Islamist phenomenon, the great institutions of American Jewry have widely failed to confront this problem, as shown by the example of the Islamic Society of Boston cultural center. What explains this failure? What can be done to fix it?

A combination of Islamist politics and corruption have caused economic collapse in Lebanon. President Aoun’s term ends in half a year, will lead to a likely power vacuum. Can anything be done to salvage the country? Has Lebanon any chance to return to its former glory?

The Negev region symbolizes the government’s paradox: strength in international affairs, symbolized by the Negev Summit with the US and four Arab foreign ministers; and weakness in domestic affairs, symbolized by the ISIS-inspired jihadi attacks. Where is it heading?

The Palestinian Authority (PA) skillfully and successfully plays the victim internationally while contrarily insisting to its own subject population that victory over Israel is underway and inevitable. How does it manage to sustain these two opposite messages and what can Israelis do to puncture this unwieldy but successful oxymoron?

The justice and morality of U.S. policy toward the Middle East stirs constant dispute. How does just war theory properly apply to the use of force in theaters like Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria? What does it say about the Arab-Israeli conflict? And about formulating a grand strategy toward the Middle East?

Coalition crises on Ukrainian refugee policies and agricultural reform again threaten to tear the government apart, but it remains united in disappointment at U.S. policy toward Iran.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) unabashedly promotes violence against Israel, as Palestinian Media Watch has extensively documented. Children are ingrained with hatred, its television channel calls for Israel’s destruction and promotes “martyrdom.” But Israel and its allies have not taken the logical step to designate the PA as terrorist; why not? What must happen for this to occur?

The FBI has repeatedly hidden the Islamist motivations of jihadis, sometimes with fatal consequences, including three in Texas alone (Garland, Fort Hood, Colleyville). What explains this persistent ineptitude? Is this just a public error or also a private one? Does the solution lie with state legislatures and law enforcement?

A solid grasp of Islamic history remains vital for understanding our world, but professors who present it in an apolitical, rigorous manner risk ostracization by their peers or being labeled “Islamophobic” by apologists. What are the implications of this dilemma? How can universities protect professors’ academic freedom on controversial topics?