Barack Obama Flies to Ireland to Bash Israel
A case of Jimmy Carter syndrome.
October 16, 2026
The Gulf States Spend Enormous Sums on the Best Weapons, and Have Little to Show for It
Behind Saudi Arabia’s Houthi problem.
Yesterday, Houthi missiles struck the presidential palace in Aden, which houses Yemen’s internationally recognized government, and may also serve as a Saudi military headquarters. There is meanwhile little indication that Riyadh and its Yemeni allies have made much progress against the Iran-backed terrorists, who continue to target Saudi territory. Yet Saudi Arabia—along with the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait—is one of the biggest spenders on arms, whether measured relative to population, territory, or GDP. Some analysts attribute these countries’ lack of military success, despite having some of the best-equipped militaries in the word, to culture. But Yoel Guzansky looks at several other factors, of which fear of insurrection at home is but one:
October 16, 2026
The Gulf States Spend Enormous Sums on the Best Weapons, and Have Little to Show for It
Behind Saudi Arabia’s Houthi problem.
Candace Owens Dresses Her Anti-Semitism in Catholic Garb
A new generation of online propagators of hate.
Persecuted Everywhere, the Baha’i Flourish in Israel
A shrine to double standards.
Medieval Jewish Books Come to Sotheby’s
Elaborate prayerbooks and a rare rabbinic text.