published Jul 25th 2016, 11:01 pm, by Daniel Gordis (Bloomberg View) — Measured against a tempestuous U.S. election season and a failed Turkish coup, Israel (for a change) seems quiet and stable. Bolstered by coalition agreements with the religious right, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems politically secure. For now, at

published May 24th 2016, 4:13 pm, by Nafeesa Syeed (Bloomberg) — A former U.S. lawmaker who served on the commission that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks said there’s a “glaring contrast” between Saudi Arabia’s high-level cooperation in uncovering terrorist plots and its “society and culture exporting extremism and intolerance.” The