Hamas Has Found a New Place from Which to Shoot Missiles at Israel
With a little help from Hizballah and Turkey.
July 21, 2021
Following the U.S. Withdrawal, Iran Sees New Opportunities in Afghanistan
Could it seek to create a new Iraq or Syria?
With American troops having abandoned Afghanistan, and the Taliban making advances almost every day, Tehran seeks to use the situation to its advantage. Two weeks ago, the mullahs hosted representatives of both the central government in Kabul and the Taliban—while also concentrating troops at the border. It is unclear which of the two the Islamic Republic favors: as a Sunni group ruling a country whose population is between 15- and 30-percent Shiite, the Taliban is a rival to Shiite Iran; but it is also a fellow anti-American Islamist group. Farzin Nadimi analyzes the situation:
July 21, 2021
Israel’s Governing Coalition Struggles with Inexperience and Growing Pains
Bigger problems than the opposition.
Following the U.S. Withdrawal, Iran Sees New Opportunities in Afghanistan
Could it seek to create a new Iraq or Syria?
What’s Copper from the Negev Doing in 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Statues?
And what the discovery says about Israel in the time of King David.
A Novelist, a Poet, a Son, and a Certain Kind of Ambiguous Jew
Sigmund Freud over the Holy One of Israel.