Does Russia Want Iran Out of Syria? Yes
Israel may be the sticking point.
June 7, 2018
Palestinian Statehood Would Pose an Existential Threat to Jordan
A country where most residents identify as Palestinian.
The creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, argues Abe Haak, would immediately create political instability on the other side of the Jordan—especially if the state were established unilaterally and under the control of Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party. In the worst-case scenario, a civil war would erupt between Fatah and Hamas, both of which have strong bases of support within Jordan, and the Jordanian government would have to intervene in cooperation with Israel—thus undermining its own authority in the eyes of its people. But, writes Haak, the potential problems run even deeper:
June 7, 2018
Does Russia Want Iran Out of Syria? No
The Islamic Republic is in Syria to stay.
Palestinian Statehood Would Pose an Existential Threat to Jordan
A country where most residents identify as Palestinian.
A Biblical Case for Ending the Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s Monopoly on Kosher Supervision
Halakhic federalism.
One of the Most Important Archives of the Holocaust Was Established on the First Day of World War II
The Wiener Library.