In Munich, on a quiet hill overlooking the former Olympic Village, stands a memorial to one of the darkest days in modern Jewish history. I visited it about a year ago. The memorial overlooks the apartment building and the balcony from which one of the most iconic images of twentieth-century terrorism was taken: a member of Black September, an arm of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), face concealed with a sock, standing watch over eleven Israeli athletes and coache

For the past two months, the obituary writers have been working overtime. According to a steady stream of headlines, social media commentary, and Israeli opposition politicians, the special relationship between the United States and Israel was in trouble. Some even suggested it was nearing collapse. The evidence, at least on the surface, seemed compelling. The fighting with Iran had stopped without the kind of decisive victory many Israelis expected. Reports suggested that th

For decades, support for Israel has often been framed as a matter of shared values, historical ties, or moral obligation. Those factors matter. But there is another reason Congress should continue to strengthen the U.S.-Israel defense relationship: it directly advances American national security. At a time when the United States faces growing challenges from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and transnational terrorist organizations, Washington needs capable allies that can h