No, the End of the Iran War Doesn’t Mean the End of the U.S.-Israel Alliance
Some historical context is in order.
June 19, 2026
Syria Isn’t the Answer to Lebanon’s Hizballah Problem
The Lebanese have had enough of Syrian intervention.
In a June 7 interview, President Trump suggested that Syria might be more successful at fighting Hizballah than the IDF, and “more surgical” in its approach. During the Syrian civil war, the country’s current rulers fought Hizballah—directed by Iran to intervene in order to prop up Bashar al-Assad—for many years, and has no shortage of resentment for the terrorist group. Ahmad Sharawi nevertheless believes Damascus should keep its forces out of Lebanon:
June 19, 2026
Syria Isn’t the Answer to Lebanon’s Hizballah Problem
The Lebanese have had enough of Syrian intervention.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations Has a Terrorism Problem
The federal government should take action.
How East Asian Mother-of-Pearl Made Its Way to Ancient Israel
A one-of-a-kind seal.
Religion as a Literary Weapon against Totalitarianism
Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita.