The Palestinian Authority Rejected Medical Assistance Rather Than Accept the Gulf States’ Thaw with Israel
While Arab frustration with Mahmoud Abbas grows, Europe ignores his intransigence.
July 9, 2020
The Dangers of Turkey’s Anti-Western Adventurism
From Somalia to Iraq, Ankara supports Islamists.
Besides its military interventions into northern Syria, Turkish forces on June 17 initiated a ground operation, dubbed Claw Tiger, in Iraqi Kurdistan, where they have established a handful of outposts. In preparation, Turkey’s warplanes bombed Yazidi villages, a refugee camp, and other targets. These actions, writes Jonathan Spyer, are likely an attempt to create a buffer zone between hostile Kurdish forces and the Turkish border. But, Spyer adds, they are of apiece with Ankara’s larger program of regional interventions:
July 9, 2020
Now Is Not the Time to Shorten Israelis’ Military Service
Nor should the Knesset continue to kick the can down the road.
The Dangers of Turkey’s Anti-Western Adventurism
From Somalia to Iraq, Ankara supports Islamists.
The Death of Moses and the Limits of Human Perfectibility
And the message of the breaking of the tablets.
The “Hidden Heretics” Who Remain Part of the Orthodox World
Double lives.