Most Palestinians Want to Cooperate with Israel to Fight the Coronavirus
But many believe conspiracy theories about its origins.
April 1, 2020
The Fate of al-Qaeda’s Syrian Offshoot, and the Threat It Could Pose to Israel
Syrian civil-war “alumni” could become a new generation of terrorists.
Among the many forces that have vied for power in the Syrian civil war is the Nusra Front, a local franchise of al-Qaeda. In 2016 it changed its name to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and repositioned itself as an independent organization that remained dedicated to jihad and an extremist interpretation of Islam. Whether this was a real break with the parent organization or merely a public-relations exercise remains unclear. The group now has thousands of fighters holed up in the Syrian province of Idlib, where they are under sustained assault from Bashar al-Assad and his allies. Eli Galia and Yoram Schweitzer discuss their fate:
April 1, 2020
How Arab Rejectionism Encouraged the British to Arrive at an Early Version of the Two-State Solution
The Peel Commission.
The Fate of al-Qaeda’s Syrian Offshoot, and the Threat It Could Pose to Israel
Syrian civil-war “alumni” could become a new generation of terrorists.
What Were the Israelites Building in Egypt?
Storehouses for the wealth of priests.
How One of Hollywood’s Leading Moguls Saved from Hitler Hundreds of Jews from His Birthplace
Carl Laemmle and the “boys from Laupheim.”