The Folly of Applying Cold-War Lessons to Nuclear Talks with Iran
Unlike Gorbachev, Iran doesn't want to improve its relationship to the US.
April 24, 2015
Cristina Kirchner’s Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theory
She didn't mention the word "Jew," but her meaning was crystal clear.
In a recent article, complemented by a series of tweets, Argentinian president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner laid out the theory that the state prosecutor Alberto Nisman, tasked with investigating the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center, was murdered by a Jewish conspiracy aligned against her. Her theory involves an American Jewish investor engaged in a longstanding dispute with Argentina over unpaid debts, a Washington think tank, and Argentina’s central Jewish communal organization. Ben Cohen writes:
April 24, 2015
Cristina Kirchner’s Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theory
She didn't mention the word "Jew," but her meaning was crystal clear.
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An interview discussing the most recent archaeological discoveries in Israel.