The Forest Jihad Is Here
Taking a page from the al-Qaeda playbook, terrorists are starting forest fires in Israel.
November 29, 2016
Iran Is Close to Establishing an Iraqi Corridor to Syria and Lebanon
An important victory near Mosul.
Among the forces now fighting to drive Islamic State (IS) from Mosul are the Popular Mobilization Unites (PMUs), Iranian-backed Shiite militias just recently legalized by the Iraqi parliament over the strenuous objections of Sunni legislators. Last week, the PMUs seized the Tal Afar airport—an important objective in the battle for Mosul but also, as Hanin Ghaddar writes, an important objective in Iran’s quest for regional hegemony:
November 29, 2016
Iran Is Close to Establishing an Iraqi Corridor to Syria and Lebanon
An important victory near Mosul.
The Truth about Fidel Castro and Anti-Semitism
Don’t be taken in by his alleged magnanimity toward Jews.
When the Yom Kippur War Broke Out, Two Psychologists Rushed to the Frontlines
Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, and the origins of decision theory.
Reflections on Faith by a Polish Jewish Journalist a Century Ago
Hillel Zeitlin’s “On the Depths of Being.”