Washington’s Reassessment of the Jewish Presence in the West Bank Isn’t Complete
Mike Pompeo has exposed the sham, but hasn’t slain the beast.
January 15, 2020
Iranians Aren’t Angry at America, but at Their Own Government
The West should stand behind them.
An uncritical reader of the major U.S. newspapers and journals of opinion could be forgiven for expecting the people of Iran to rally around the flag after recent American retaliatory attacks on their country’s military positions in Iraq and Syria. Indeed, enormous crowds turned out in Tehran for the funeral of Qassem Suleimani, the general killed in one of those counterattacks—although many of those present undoubtedly were cajoled or forced into attending. But what followed instead were mass demonstrations against the mullahs, as David Patrikarakos and Rashad Ali write:
January 15, 2020
Iranians Aren’t Angry at America, but at Their Own Government
The West should stand behind them.
When Academic Organizations Condemn Israel, They Send an Unambiguous Message to Potential Jewish Members
A small victory at the American Historical Association.
Mark Twain’s Land of Israel
The humorist abroad.
A Royal Bat Mitzvah in Cambodia
Celebrated by the current king’s second cousin.