Michael Oren

1 week ago | nypost.com | Michael Oren

The White House has called the first round of talks between US and Iranian officials in Oman “very positive and constructive.”That is good news — if, and only if, the goal of those discussions is to end, and not merely postpone, Iran’s nuclear ambitions. To be truly constructive, the negotiations must aim at preventing Iran from ever again fomenting war in the Middle East and exporting terror globally.

2 weeks ago | ynetnews.com | Michael Oren

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... My mother, a veteran family therapist, was fond of saying, “The presenting problem is not the problem.” In other words, the issue that appears to be the most pressing often acts as camouflage for a much deeper and far more threatening problem. In the quickly arranged summit meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, the presenting problem was the trade tariffs that the United States was imposing on Israel.

3 weeks ago | jewishlink.news | Michael Oren

The generation fighting in Gaza and Lebanon is tempered, steeled, anything but fragile, and intensely patriotic. During the summer of 2024—because I could no longer bear the thought of not taking an active part in our ongoing war, and thanks also to my stubborn refusal to acknowledge my advancing years—I volunteered for the IDF reserves.

3 weeks ago | ynetnews.com | Michael Oren

A few days ago, President Trump warned the courts not to interfere with his policies. ״These judges seem to think that they won the election,” he said. “But the people voted for me, not them.” On the basis of these and similar threats made by Trump, many Americans believe that the United States is headed toward a constitutional crisis. Prime Minister Netanyahu and his government have made similar comments about the Supreme Court. “Who are you to tell us what we can and cannot do,” they say.

1 month ago | thefp.com | Michael Oren

The perennial eulogists of Benjamin Netanyahu’s career are having a banner week. Though it lacks a constitution, Israel stands on the brink of what might otherwise be called a constitutional crisis sparked by Netanyahu’s firing of Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet national security agency—Israel’s equivalent to the FBI. The government has also begun the process of ousting Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.