China’s Growing Interest in the Middle East is Anything but Benign
Beijing buys Muslim leaders’ support for repressing its own Muslim population.
September 12, 2019
Israel’s Military Campaign Makes Iran More, Not Less, Likely to Negotiate with the U.S.
The real maximum pressure.
During a single week in August, Jerusalem attacked military installations belonging to Iran and its proxies in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq. It seems to have struck Iraq again since then. Rejecting the explanation that these strikes are a cynical attempt by Benjamin Netanyahu to rally support in the weeks before an election, as well as the claim that they somehow make the Islamic Republic more combative, Steven A. Cook argues that such effective military operations increase Tehran’s willingness to compromise—perhaps far more than American economic pressure.
September 12, 2019
The New Anti-Semitic Face of Bernie Sanders’ Presidential Campaign
Does Sanders think his Jewish origins give him a pass for employing Linda Sarsour?
Israel’s Military Campaign Makes Iran More, Not Less, Likely to Negotiate with the U.S.
The real maximum pressure.
A British Lord Returns to His Humble Jewish Roots, and Praises Jewish Solidarity
The thing I love most is being a yid.
Were the Defenders of Masada Justified in Killing Themselves?
An old-new rabbinic debate.