Lawrence J. Haas

Obama is considering an early release for Pollard, the former U.S. intelligence officer who’s serving a life sentence for spying for Israel.

Obama needs to re-read his own words and start acting on them.

Obama thinks Abbas is a rare bird who seeks peace, eschews violence, and is ready to compromise.

Here are the major elements of the Times' editorialists’ faux argument.

An unscripted comment from a Secretary of State symbolizes all that’s wrong with America’s foreign policy.

Why is the truth – that Jews have historical ties to the land of Israel that date back 3,500 years – so controversial?

In North Korea again, Dennis Rodman is the latest in a long line of misguided Western dupes who have been used by bloody dictators.

The congressional push for tougher sanctions against Iran in the aftermath of the nuclear deal is understandable.

We see an administration that prefers doing business with brutal dictators rather than pressuring them to end their atrocities.

That a global Human Rights Council can welcome such human rights abusers with open arms not defies logic

Aswany argues that Israel seeks a weak Egypt so it can dominate the region.

The impacts to come from the shutdown, however, could prove even worse

Israel now finds itself more isolated than ever on Iran.

The Iranian regime is likely playing a far more hard-headed game, capitalizing on apparent U.S. desires to avoid military action.

The president and his team had already damaged U.S. credibility through their maneuvering in recent weeks.

Ever wonder about the European Union, a sometimes unwieldy body of 28 nations, each of which sacrifices some measure of its national sovereignty?

The International Criminal Court's probe of Israel strays -- in a big way -- from its obligation to focus on genocide and war crimes.

Of all the challenges on his plate, U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey worries most about something nebulous.

In highlighting Iran’s nuclear pursuit, U.S. policymakers and pundits have cast insufficient light on Tehran’s other activities.

I suspect that I’m like many of you. I want to believe Israeli-Palestinian peace is coming.

In essence, Syria has become not just a gruesome civil war, but also a proxy war with significant global implications.

While the advance of democracy is stalling, public support for democracy is also falling across the developing world.

Washington’s reluctance to recognize the fundamental change under way in the Turkey of Erdogan shouldn't surprise us.

As you surely know, Mr. President, a true and lasting peace cannot be imposed on a reluctant people.

Will the government Chavez left behind conduct a fair election to replace him?

Hedegaard is not the only critic of Islamic culture who’s been targeted for death in Denmark or elsewhere in Europe.

Though Iran often exaggerates its nuclear progress, nuclear and military experts suggested it may not be bluffing this time.

Obama raised eyebrows recently when word leaked he had been privately saying "Israel doesn't know what its own best interests are."

If confirmed, Chuck Hagel and John Kerry will bring to their positions as Secretaries of Defense and State, respectively, an unusual on-the-ground perspective on war-making from their days in Vietnam.