Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Facility Isn’t Impenetrable
Why the site matters.
July 17, 2026
Syria’s (Almost) Last Jew
Meet Bakhour Chamntoub.
Since the fall of the Assad regime and the end of a thirteen-year civil war, life has gotten slightly better for Syria’s six remaining Jews. Simone Saidmehr provides a portrait of Bakhour Chamntoub, the de-facto leader of this community, who still lives in what was once Damascus’s Jewish quarter:
July 17, 2026
Lebanon Has a Chance to Push Back against Hizballah, If It Has the Courage
President Aoun talks the talk. Will he walk the walk?
The Case against Daylight Savings
Bad for observant Jews, bad for American families.
Syria’s (Almost) Last Jew
Meet Bakhour Chamntoub.
The Talmud and Its Discontents
The word of God descended into the world not to abolish argument, but to sanctify it.