By Pressuring Israel at the UN, America Is Strengthening Hamas’s Resolve
But it won’t stop a Rafah operation.
March 26, 2024
By Pressuring Israel at the UN, America Is Strengthening Hamas’s Resolve
But it won’t stop a Rafah operation.
On Friday, the U.S. put a resolution before the UN Security Council that “determines the imperative of an immediate and sustained ceasefire” while also encouraging diplomatic efforts “to secure such a ceasefire in connection with the release of all remaining hostages.” As the Wall Street Journal notes, an earlier draft connected these two aims more closely, but in the final version
March 26, 2024
Islamic State Rears Its Head Again, This Time in Russia
The West has done little to subdue jihadists.
Candace Owens and the Specter of Rightwing Anti-Semitism
The making of a troll.
Was Moses Hayyim Luzzatto a Saint, a Heretic, or a Pioneer of Jewish Modernity?
The legacy of a kabbalist and polymath.
A Factory for Producing Tyrian Purple Discovered on the Israeli Coast
A joint venture for one of the ancient world’s most prized commodities.