Why Mahmoud Abbas’s Threats of Cancelling Agreements with Israel Are Empty
The results would be worse for Ramallah than for Jerusalem.
May 5, 2020
In Syria, a Partially Victorious Russia Still Faces Difficulties
Putin may be willing to allow Bashar al-Assad to reign over a failed state.
While it became commonplace years ago for Western diplomats to claim that “there is no military solution” to Syria’s civil war, notes Alexander Bick, Vladimir Putin has disproved the claim by helping Bashar al-Assad defeat the opposition forces in much of the country. Yet Moscow still confronts serious obstacles to achieving a lasting political settlement, and there are indications that the Kremlin is growing frustrated with Assad. Bick writes:
May 5, 2020
In Syria, a Partially Victorious Russia Still Faces Difficulties
Putin may be willing to allow Bashar al-Assad to reign over a failed state.
Perhaps Israel Should Allow the Return of Palestinian Refugees—If UNRWA Doesn’t Object
End the charade.
How the Accomplishments of Science Gave Way to the Delusions of Scientism
Blinded by knowledge.
Why “Anti-Semitism” Didn’t Make It into the Original “Oxford English Dictionary”
A recently discovered letter explains.