Israeli Indecision on the Palestinian Issue Is a Sign of Strength, Not Weakness
What a new book about Israeli prime ministers gets wrong, and right, about today.
October 11, 2019
America’s Dangerous Abandonment of the Kurds, and the Five Years of Confusion That Led Up to It
Two very problematic allies.
Following the announcement of a U.S. withdrawal from northeastern Syria, Turkey began its long-planned invasion of the region, bringing it into direct conflict with the Kurdish militia, known as the YPG, that had worked with American troops to fight Islamic State (IS). Amanda Sloat argues that, while Washington’s decision to retreat may be unwise, it is the result of a “time bomb” that began ticking in 2014, when the Obama administration first allied with the YPG:
October 11, 2019
The Yom Kippur Attack at a German Synagogue Is Not an Isolated Event
A result of the failure of the authorities.
America’s Dangerous Abandonment of the Kurds, and the Five Years of Confusion That Led Up to It
Two very problematic allies.
The Israel Museum Features the Recovered Manuscripts of Two Middle Eastern Space Explorers, One Modern and One Mythical
Ilan Ramon and the book of Enoch.
A 5,000-Year-Old Metropolis North of Tel Aviv
The region’s largest city in its day.