Martin Kramer on the Middle East

Israel declares independence: new series

May 14, 1948. Ben-Gurion strikes a gavel. My new series on Israel’s Declaration of Independence.

David Friedman, Trump’s ambassador to Israel, gives his version.

Bernard Lewis coined “the clash of civilizations.” But just what did he mean?

I go back and forth with a distinguished legal scholar on the significance of San Remo.

Besieged presidents who left under a cloud have done the most for Israel.

Martin Luther King, Israel and the Palestinians: time to cut through the fog.

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I teach the Middle East at Shalem College in Jerusalem, and research it at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

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