Will Syria’s New Government Support Hamas?
How the West should approach rulers who mourned the death of Yahya Sinwar.
December 12, 2024
The Fall of Assad Is a Blow to Russia’s Imperial Ambitions
Its effects will be felt from Ukraine to Niger.
While the implications of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s victory for the West remain to be seen, they are unambiguously bad for Russia. The Kremlin has invested considerable resources in propping up Bashar al-Assad, and Syria’s Latakia port and various airbases were its most important overseas military assets. Zineb Riboua explains the far-reaching consequences:
December 12, 2024
The Fall of Assad Is a Blow to Russia’s Imperial Ambitions
Its effects will be felt from Ukraine to Niger.
A Soviet-Jewish Writer’s Post-Stalin Novel
Ilya Ehrenburg, “Stalin’s favorite Jew.”
The Pope Pays Homage to Baby Jesus Swaddled in a Keffiyeh, and Then Changes Course
Nativity of Bethlehem 2024.
When Kabbalah Came to the Masses
The printing press and Jewish mysticism.