Israel and its supporters must combat the slanderous claim, from right and left, that Jews have dragged America into a futile war What do New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, antisemitic podcaster Tucker Carlson, Progressive politician Bernie Sanders, and the lunatic influencers Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes all have in common? Each has accused Israel,…
econd issue. Was this about the President of the United States believing he needed to do this for his own and his country’s 00:00 interests, or was he talked into it by his buddy Bibi? Somebody who knows the answer to both, former Israeli 00:07 ambassador to the US, Mr. Michael Oren. I spent a…
Critics think the war with Iran is like Afghanistan. It’s much more like the Cold War. Everybody knows how wars begin but nobody knows how they end. In the last couple of weeks, the question of how the United States and Israel can conclude their war with Iran has become the most frequently asked…
About Iran, in particular, there was no shortage of the stories we told ourselves. There is a great expression in colloquial Hebrew that defies translation into other languages. It goes like this: “These are bedtime stories that we tell ourselves.” Though the image comes to mind of parents putting their children to bed and reading…
Voices on both the right and left are accusing Israel of once again dragging America into an unnecessary, endless war. Last week, in Washington D.C., Brian McGinnis, a veteran of the U.S. Marines, burst into a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee and started screaming, “America does not want to send its sons and…
Khamenei’s death can be traced back to Yahya Sinwar’s decision to launch the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, writes Michael Oren. (Illustration by The Free Press) Officially, at least, the war against Iran began on Saturday, February 28, at 1:15 a.m., Eastern Standard Time. In reality, though, Operation Epic Fury of the United States…
With new developments breaking on that front, we take you live to Tel Aviv and former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., Michael Oren. Ambassador, thank you for joining us. According to Iran’s state media, the senior Iranian cleric Javadi Amoli says that shedding the blood of Israelis and Trump is what is required of, quote,…
Michael Oren, speaking live from Tel Aviv, is interrupted by an active missile attack siren and confirms that missiles are incoming while his family shelters in a safe room, but he chooses to continue the interview. The host notes simultaneous reports of loud blasts in Dubai and mentions ongoing interceptions of Iranian missiles and drones…
Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States, joins CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for special coverage on Israel’s latest strikes against Iranian targets and the escalating regional conflict. He discusses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stated intention to intensify military operations, the reported casualties from an Iranian missile near Jerusalem, and the broader strategic goal of…
Yossi Klein Halevi and I write about the clear and extreme dangers facing Israel from the Islamic Republic of Iran and the historical duty of defending our state from annihilation. Nearly twenty years ago, when we both served as contributing editors of The New Republic, we wrote an article about the existential threat to Israel…
