Syria Is Rebuilding Its Army. Israel Must Be Prepared
Its R&D branch “has made a quantum leap in its capabilities.”
September 7, 2023
Syria Is Rebuilding Its Army. Israel Must Be Prepared
Its R&D branch “has made a quantum leap in its capabilities.”
In 2010, Syria was the only Arab state that posed a serious military threat to Israel. Egypt was friendly, Saddam Hussein was out of the picture, and other Arab countries had neither the desire nor the ability to wage war. After the uprising that began in 2011, the regime of Bashar al-Assad grew far weaker, while its army concentrated its efforts on killing its own people. The IDF, meanwhile, has carried out hundreds of airstrikes to stop Iran from establishing certain military capabilities in the country. Eden Kaduri, Yehoshua Kalisky, and Tal Avraham consider the possibility that, as the war winds down, Damascus might once again pose a conventional threat:
September 7, 2023
The Palestinian Authority, Three Decades after Oslo
Mahmoud Abbas bears “ultimate responsibility for its failure to realize a Palestinian state.”
New York City Renews Its Battle on Hasidic Education
A warning to other Americans with unfashionable values.
American Jewry in the Gilded Age
An era of transformation.
Archaeologists Discover Roman Swords Hidden by Jewish Rebels
“The likes of which have never been found in Israel.”