What America Gained from Israel’s 1967 Victory
Israel’s military supremacy has secured U.S. interests.
June 6, 2017
An Assad-Guaranteed “Stability” in Syria Is Worthless
Weak enemies are always preferable to strong ones.
As it seems unlikely if not impossible that Bashar al-Assad will be replaced by Syrian rulers well-disposed to Israel, some have argued that it is in Jerusalem’s interest for him to stay in power. Since the Yom Kippur War, the argument goes, Hafez al-Assad and then his son Bashar have maintained quiet on the Israel-Syria border. The alternative, by contrast, would be a chaotic situation where any number of dangerous, difficult-to-deter groups could gain control of the Syrian Golan Heights and create a more volatile situation. Besides raising the obvious moral objections to this argument, Efraim Inbar challenges it on strategic grounds:
June 6, 2017
Gazans Are Fleeing to Europe—to Escape Hamas
What Palestinians say when they can speak freely.
An Assad-Guaranteed “Stability” in Syria Is Worthless
Weak enemies are always preferable to strong ones.
The Hidden Diary of a Victim of the Mexican Inquisition
Luis de Carvajal’s miniature memoir.
A Medieval Tunnel in Tiberias, Likely Used by a Crusader Princess Escaping Muslim Attack
Remnants of a 12th-century siege.