By Killing Its Second-in-Command, Israel Presented Hizballah with a Dilemma
Iran won’t come to its rescue.
November 24, 2025
By Killing Its Second-in-Command, Israel Presented Hizballah with a Dilemma
Iran won’t come to its rescue.
Yesterday, an Israeli airstrike on the Beirut suburb of Dahiya—a major Hizballah stronghold—killed the group’s number two, Haytham Ali Tabatabai. The U.S. has offered a $5 million award for information about Tabatabai since 2016. While there appears to have been an increase in the tempo of IDF attacks on Hizballah infrastructure in southern Lebanon in recent weeks, this is the first time Israel has targeted Beirut since June. Yossi Mansharof explains the dilemma the strike presents for the Iran-backed terrorist organization, which has been trying to rebuild and avoid confrontation:
November 24, 2025
How Hillel Failed to Meet the Moment
If not for the Jews, who is it for?
Hitler’s Book Is Popular in the Middle East. But Does Anyone Read It?
Mein Kampf is more totem than text.
The Jew Who Created the 14th Century’s Most Important Map
Abraham Cresques’s Catalan Atlas.
Abraham Lincoln’s Biblical Language of Tradition and Equality
Remembering the Gettysburg Address.