Whither Iran’s Jihadist Proxies?
Hizballah has been reluctant, the Houthis absent, and Tehran left to do the heavy lifting.
March 3, 2026
The medieval biblical Mona Lisa.
From the walls of ancient synagogues to the paintings of Marc Chagall to works by contemporary Israeli artists, Barry Dov Walfish surveys the many ways Jews have depicted the heroine of the Purim story:
Hizballah has been reluctant, the Houthis absent, and Tehran left to do the heavy lifting.
Imagine if the U.S. had an aggressive Iran strategy from the start.
A former spymaster speaks.
The medieval biblical Mona Lisa.
If we weren’t willing to fight for our values, any covenant with God would be meaningless.
From the walls of ancient synagogues to the paintings of Marc Chagall to works by contemporary Israeli artists, Barry Dov Walfish surveys the many ways Jews have depicted the heroine of the Purim story:
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