"When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met President Donald Trump at the White House they looked to melt the ice that had formed under the previous administration...



The Palestinians have tried to internationalize the conflict; we need to regionalize its resolution.



The Palestinians have spent years using international forums like the United Nations to wage diplomatic war. But the road to the 'ultimate deal' does not run through the U.N. The U.N. is systematically, institutionally hostile to Israel and in his speech the president condemned its 'unfair and one-sided actions.' But it is systematically hostile to America too, its institutions all too often hijacked by dictators to push extremist, pro-terror and anti-peace agendas. Paradoxically, the U.N.'s biggest funder is the American taxpayer, who last year contributed $9.2 billion to U.N. linked groups. That gives the new president a golden opportunity to hold the U.N. to account. It can no longer remain anti-Western, anti-democratic and unaccountable and expect to get a star-spangled paycheque...



The last eight years exposed the limits of U.S. soft power. Israel, and the region, would welcome the return of U.S. superpower."