Were the Rocket Attacks from Gaza Instigated by Iran?
Striking against the U.S. and Israel from the Tigris to the Mediterranean.
June 5, 2018
By Remaining on the Defensive, Israel Continues to Lose the Battle of World Opinion
The tragic case of baby Layla.
In mid-May, as the violent protests at the Gaza security fence were reaching the height of their intensity, a story circulated in the global press that eight-month-old Layla Ghandour had been killed by the IDF. But soon the story started falling apart: a doctor told reporters that she died of a congenital heart defect rather than from inhaling tear gas, as was previously claimed; the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry removed her name from its own list of those killed by Israel; and it became clear that she had died after being left in the care of her twelve-year-old uncle. Evelyn Gordon explains how Israel mishandled the fallout from the incident:
June 5, 2018
Russia’s Growing Influence in Egypt
Even as Cairo receives Washington’s support.
By Remaining on the Defensive, Israel Continues to Lose the Battle of World Opinion
The tragic case of baby Layla.
How Italy Became a Stop for Holocaust Survivors on the Way to Palestine
And the story’s political manipulation today.
Why Traditional Jewish Women’s Names Don’t Derive from Hebrew
Blame the Bible.