What Israel’s Settlement-Legalization Law Does, and Why It Matters
A watershed moment.
February 9, 2017
The Future of Iraq after Islamic State
Iranian influence and sectarian fragmentation.
After three months of intense fighting, the Iraqi army and its allies have successfully retaken the crucial city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS); currently a pause is in effect before they will cross the Tigris and try to subdue the eastern part of the city. Jonathan Spyer, having recently visited Mosul, does not doubt that they will win, but sees little hope of peace or national reconciliation:
February 9, 2017
The Future of Iraq after Islamic State
Iranian influence and sectarian fragmentation.
Fighting Hizballah in Latin America
Money-laundering, heroin, and terror.
Minimizing the Holocaust at the “New Yorker”
The competition for victimhood wasn’t started by Jews but in reaction to them.
Archaeologists Find a Twelfth Dead Sea Scroll Cave—Without Scrolls
They were most likely stolen in the 1950s.