For Israel’s Sake and Its Own, the U.S. Must Deter Iran
America has become the proxy for Tehran to retaliate against Israel.
November 30, 2023
For Israel’s Sake and Its Own, the U.S. Must Deter Iran
America has become the proxy for Tehran to retaliate against Israel.
Since October 17, Tehran’s proxies have carried out 66 attacks on U.S. positions in Iraq and Syria, leaving 62 American servicemen injured. U.S. forces have struck back on four occasions, but only the last strike targeted actual enemy fighters, rather than munitions depots and empty buildings. What appears to have caused a lull in the attacks is the ceasefire in Gaza (achieved through Israeli military success), rather than the deterrent effect of these limited counterstrikes. Seth Cropsey and Shay Khatiri explain how America lost its deterrence, and what it would take to restore it:
November 30, 2023
Did Hamas Kill the Possibility of Saudi-Israeli Normalization? Hardly
The war might even make it more likely.
How the Washington Post Turned a Story about Israel Rescuing Palestinian Children into One about Israeli Cruelty
A masterclass in journalistic manipulation.
How the UK’s Medical System Decided a Baby Didn’t Deserve Treatment
The false gods of the National Health Service.
The Story of a 1,500-Year-Old Egyptian-Jewish Papyrus
An unidentified text about the Yom Kippur service.