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Shoshana Bryen is senior director of the Jewish Policy Center in Washington D.C.
Her books, available on Amazon, include:
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*Essays in Technology, Security and Strategy (with Stephen Bryen and Rebecca Abrams)
*Essays in Technology, Security and Stategy, Vol. 2 (with Stephen Bryen and Rebecca Abrams)
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Palestinian Authority (PA) has called for a “Day of Rage” to protest the opening of the American Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem. “Days of Rage” actually date to the 2011 uprising in Bahrain and have been seen in Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Arab […]
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Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marched in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Immortal Regiment in memory of Russian fighters who died in World War II, Israel was getting ready to retaliate for an Iranian rocket attack on Israeli military units in the strategically sensitive Golan.
Russia watches as Israel retaliates in Syria against Iran Read More »
International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Islamic Republic of Iran’s declared position is that it does not want nuclear weapons and never has. Which is good, because the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) contains language declaring that “under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop, or acquire any nuclear weapons.” Which is
World should not shrug its shoulders at Iran’s cheating Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was either very brave or very foolish to adopt the “Mission Accomplished” slogan that hung behind President George W. Bush as he stood on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the early days of the Iraq war. Although the President never used those words, they were indelibly
Strike successful on Syria’s chemical weapons Read More »
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Simon Sebag-Montefiore brings impeccable credentials to the monumental task of writing Jerusalem: The Biography. A history Ph.D. from Cambridge, he has been a banker and a foreign correspondent reporting on, among other events, the fall of the Soviet Union. He is also the great-great-nephew of Sir Moses Montefiore, the international
Biography of Jerusalem has its agenda Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Syrian government’s chemical attack on civilians in the rebel-held suburb of Douma this weekend is the complete responsibility of the war criminal Bashar Assad, his Russian bedfellows, and his Iranian bankers. However, the fact that President Trump had announced that the U.S. is nearly finished its mission to defeat ISIS (which is questionable)
Now is not the time for U.S. to quit Syria Read More »
International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Never Again” was a rallying cry for Jews after the Holocaust. Never again would Jews be defenseless – force-marched, starved, and gassed, waiting to be rescued by an indifferent world. It worked out pretty much that way. But what happens when the forced march, starving, and gas happen to
‘Never Again’ also applies to Syria Read More »
International, Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The primary goals of American foreign policy is to make our citizens, friends and allies secure and to make our adversaries think twice. There are moments in history when well-timed, well-placed military action will have the effect of causing fear — and moments that, if allowed to pass by,
The case for punishing Syria’s chemical weapon use Read More »
International, Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C — Palestinian refugees are a slippery population — but when 285,535 of them go missing from a small country such as Lebanon, it should raise eyebrows. UNRWA in Lebanon reports on its website that 449,957 refugees live under its protection in 12 camps, but a survey by Lebanon’s Central Administration of Statistics, together
Does U.N. bill U.S. for refugees who don’t exist? Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — After weeks of Egyptian-sponsored pre-talks, and a very short “cabinet meeting” in Gaza, “formal reconciliation talks” are now being held between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority (P.A. or Fatah) in Cairo under the direct auspices of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. For some Middle East-watchers, the talks are a form
Hamas, Fatah peace parlay rife with problems Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The clock appears to be ticking on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA); more than some may think, less than others may hope. Whatever President Donald Trump decides to do with the unsigned, unratified, unagreed-upon text of the untreaty, it should be clear that the agreement did not
Iran’s military buildup is full throttle Read More »
International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his televised address on the future of American operations in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump took a sharp turn from his predecessors. I share [the American people’s] frustration over a foreign policy that has spent too much time, energy, money, and most importantly lives, trying to rebuild countries in our
Iran’s challenge should be addressed immediately Read More »
International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States persists in treating Lebanon as if it were a country. Congress provides U.S. military assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and trains the LAF’s officers. And now we’re fighting alongside the LAF, apparently to oust ISIS from encampments inside Lebanon, where they have moved across
U.S. underwrites Iran’s expansion in Lebanon Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — We have been looking in the wrong direction. While the West was hoping temporarily to check Iran’s nuclear aspirations, Iran was making plans to advance on the ground and in the water — and the plans are unfolding nicely. For Iran. After the U.S. withdrew from Iraq in
Iran gaining in air, sea power Read More »
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