In Gaza, Israel Must Try to Restore Deterrence While Avoiding War
Iran and Mahmoud Abbas want war, but Hamas doesn’t.
October 22, 2018
How to Solve a Problem Like Mohammad bin Salman
Harness moral outrage to change Saudi Arabia, not to abandon it.
When Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (known as MbS) consolidated his power as successor to the throne and de-facto ruler, many in the West had high hopes for him. He allowed women to drive, initiated important economic reforms, cracked down on the export of an intolerant and fundamentalist brand of Islam, and tacitly realigned his country with Israel. But the kidnapping of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi and his death in custody—whether intentional or accidental—have, in Elliott Abrams’ words, demonstrated the crown prince’s “ignorance about the United States, impulsiveness, brutality, or all three.” Abrams explains how the U.S. should respond:
October 22, 2018
How to Solve a Problem Like Mohammad bin Salman
Harness moral outrage to change Saudi Arabia, not to abandon it.
The Anti-Defamation League’s Destructive New Partisanship
Jonathan Greenblatt won’t confront left-wing anti-Semitism.
Newly Translated Documents Reveal the Extent of the Soviet Union’s Escalation During the Yom Kippur War
Could the war have led to a nuclear confrontation in the midst of Watergate?
How Anti-Semitism and a Lack of Jewish Self-Confidence Slowed the Birth of Jewish Studies in America
Campus anti-Semitism, then and now.