Hamas Sets Its Sights on Taking over the PLO
Borrowing a page from Yasir Arafat’s playbook.
October 20, 2017
In Syria, Russian Air Defenses Involve Much Bark and Little Bite
Moscow is reluctant to provoke conflict with the U.S. or with Israel.
In September, a Syrian chemical-weapons plant was destroyed, most likely by Israeli airplanes, not far from a high-tech Russian anti-aircraft installation. Yet Russian troops did not respond to—or attempt to prevent—this attack on their Syrian ally. Nor has Moscow acted to protect its coalition partners from numerous other Israeli airstrikes over the past few years. Likewise, Russia did not retaliate when the U.S. launched cruise missiles at a Syrian air-force base in April. Guy Plopsky concludes that, despite repeated threats, the Kremlin wishes to avoid conflict with either America or Israel:
October 20, 2017
How the U.S. Can Stop Iran from Dominating the Middle East
Is Trump following in Obama’s footsteps?
The Real Incident behind “Where They Have Burned Books, They Will End Up Burning People”
A German nationalist riot and a Muslim character in a play by Heinrich Heine.
Isadore Greenbaum, the Jew Who Tried Singlehandedly to Take on American Nazis
Rushing the stage at Madison Square Garden.
In Syria, Russian Air Defenses Involve Much Bark and Little Bite
Moscow is reluctant to provoke conflict with the U.S. or with Israel.