Sometimes the Whole World Is Wrong and the Jews Are Right
Ahad Ha’am and the Nobel Peace Prize.
October 12, 2026
Egypt, Ethiopia, the Houthis, and the other side of the Red Sea.
Instead of condemning Israel for imaginary crimes, the world might be better off asking for its help in dealing with the Houthis, who are once again doing damage to the global economy. Since Thursday, the Iran-backed terrorists have attacked the Riyadh airport four times, on Saturday killing thirteen people and injuring hundreds more. They are also likely once again to threaten traffic in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which controls access to the Suez Canal. Amine Ayoub observes that this situation is further complicated by the ongoing conflict on the African side of the strait, which pits Eritrea (and Egypt) against Ethiopia (and Somaliland):
Ahad Ha’am and the Nobel Peace Prize.
Egypt, Ethiopia, the Houthis, and the other side of the Red Sea.
The jihadist group has reinvented itself before, and it can again.
The Widow Romm and her Talmud.
Messianic and apocalyptic cults? They’ve seen them before.
Instead of condemning Israel for imaginary crimes, the world might be better off asking for its help in dealing with the Houthis, who are once again doing damage to the global economy. Since Thursday, the Iran-backed terrorists have attacked the Riyadh airport four times, on Saturday killing thirteen people and injuring hundreds more. They are also likely once again to threaten traffic in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which controls access to the Suez Canal. Amine Ayoub observes that this situation is further complicated by the ongoing conflict on the African side of the strait, which pits Eritrea (and Egypt) against Ethiopia (and Somaliland):
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