The Jewish connection to Jerusalem is an ancient and powerful one. Judaism made Jerusalem a holy city over three thousand years ago and through all that time Jews remained steadfast to it.

You can't just read the Koran to understand Muslim life. You have to look at history, at personalities, at economics, and so on.

The Palestinians are a miserable people...and they deserve to be.

Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up.

So, this is my plea to all Western editors and producers: Display the Muhammad cartoon daily, until the Islamists become accustomed to the fact that we turn sacred cows into hamburger.

The Israelis are very smart about politics and strategy, but there are a few exceptions. One is Lebanon, the other is Gaza, where they were completely inept.

There is no problem with Islam itself or with the Muslims, but these are difficult times, and the difficulty stems from radical Islam.