A Time to Mourn, Not a Time to Accuse
The Pittsburgh massacre shouldn’t be an opportunity for partisan finger-pointing.
October 30, 2018
Iran Is Responsible for the Latest Round of Violence in Gaza
It’s trying to undermine both Egypt and Oman.
Last week, it seemed that the ongoing attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip were finally winding down, as Egypt seemed close to brokering a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel. But the weekly demonstration at the Gaza border fence again turned into a deadly riot, and IDF border guards returned fire, killing five. Islamic Jihad, a Gaza-based and Iran-backed terrorist group, then responded by launching a barrage of rockets at Israeli town and villages—to which Jerusalem responded with some 80 airstrikes on Hamas military installations in the Strip. Now calm has returned. Yoni Ben Menachem argues that Iran was directly responsible for the attacks:
October 30, 2018
Iran Is Responsible for the Latest Round of Violence in Gaza
It’s trying to undermine both Egypt and Oman.
Has Intra-Islamic Violence in the Middle East Finally Peaked?
After four decades.
Religious Liberty Must Remain Part of U.S. Foreign Policy
The first freedom obtains beyond America’s borders.
Rescuing the Binding of Isaac from the Philosophers
It’s not about the tension between human moral sensibilities and divine command.