Israel’s New Government Is Neither a Win Nor a Loss for Either of the Major Parties
Both Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu gave up things they wanted in return for things they needed.
March 31, 2020
Iran, Aided by China, Expands Its Influence into Central Asia
Bringing Tajikistan and Uzbekistan out of the Saudi orbit.
In the past several years, Tehran has transformed Lebanon, Syria, and the Houthi-dominated parts of Yemen into client states, and has come close to doing the same with Iraq. Meanwhile, Tajikistan, which in 2015 began to grow close to Saudi Arabia and has carried out a massive crackdown on the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood has now also showed signs of reverting to the Iranian sphere of influence. James Dorsey writes:
March 31, 2020
The Extremism of Arab Political Parties Suggests That Many of Their Constituents Are Pulling Away from Israel
Emphasizing Palestinian rather than Israeli identity.
Iran, Aided by China, Expands Its Influence into Central Asia
Bringing Tajikistan and Uzbekistan out of the Saudi orbit.
Why Canada’s Greatest Jewish Poet Lost His Muse
The silence of A.M. Klein.
In a Debut Album, a Rising Star of Hip-Hop Puts His Anti-Semitism on Display
And critics will ignore or excuse it.