Whither Iran’s Jihadist Proxies?
Hizballah has been reluctant, the Houthis absent, and Tehran left to do the heavy lifting.
March 3, 2026
Remembering Amalek Means Remembering That Jews Fight Back
If we weren’t willing to fight for our values, any covenant with God would be meaningless.
On the Saturday before Purim, known as Shabbat Zakhor (the Sabbath of “Remember!”), synagogues read the passage from Deuteronomy enjoining Jews not to forget the unprovoked attack of the Amalekites on their ancestors as the latter left Egypt. The parallel passage in Exodus is read this morning before the Megillah. Haman, the villain of the book of Esther, is a descendent of the Amalekite king, and Amalek through the ages has been a symbol of implacable anti-Semitism.
March 3, 2026
Half-a-Million Syrians Didn’t Have to Die
Imagine if the U.S. had an aggressive Iran strategy from the start.
How the Mossad Became Israel’s Deadliest Weapon against Iran
A former spymaster speaks.
Esther in Jewish Art
The medieval biblical Mona Lisa.
Remembering Amalek Means Remembering That Jews Fight Back
If we weren’t willing to fight for our values, any covenant with God would be meaningless.