As America Refocuses on Its Foreign-Policy Priorities, the End of the “Peace Process” May Have Finally Arrived
The least relevant deal of all.
October 2, 2019
By Attacking Saudi Arabia, Iran Has Taken a Step Beyond Proxy Warfare
So long as they go unpunished, the ayatollahs will escalate.
When the Iran-backed Yemenite Houthi rebels took responsibility for the attack on Saudi oil facilities, the claim at first seemed credible, as the Houthis have previously used drones against the Saudis. But further investigation suggests that Iran attacked the oil fields itself, with cruise missiles launched from its own territory, likely alongside drones. Dore Gold points to a single reason why the Islamic Republic would move from conducting a proxy war with Saudi Arabia to more direct conflict: the ayatollahs have not yet encountered retaliation, and they will continue to escalate until they do. (Video, 8 minutes. Text available at the link below.)
October 2, 2019
The Story of Cyrus the Great, Invoked by Harry Truman, Is a Cautionary as Well as a Hopeful Tale
The first movement against the Jewish right to Jerusalem.
By Attacking Saudi Arabia, Iran Has Taken a Step Beyond Proxy Warfare
So long as they go unpunished, the ayatollahs will escalate.
Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Philosophy of Jewish History, Cultivated During Nazi Rule
In This Hour.
Commemorating the Australian Aborigines Who Fought to Liberate the Land of Israel from the Ottoman Empire
A daring, and successful, World War I cavalry charge.