After Mahmoud Abbas: A Bloodbath in the West Bank?
The Palestinian “game of thrones.”
March 5, 2018
The U.S. Can, and Should, Close Down Iran’s Air Corridor to Syria
The Treasury Department has the power.
In 2011, American forces withdrew from Iraq while civil war broke out in Syria. As a result, Washington could not prevent Baghdad from allowing Iran to use its airspace to transport men and materiel to Bashar al-Assad. The scale of the airlift escalated rapidly in 2015 at the conclusion of the nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic. According to one expert’s estimates, Tehran has sent more than 250,000 people, mostly irregular troops, and 60,000 tons of supplies to Syria in the past two years. Emanuele Ottolenghi argues that the U.S. can use its economic power to shut down this air corridor:
March 5, 2018
The U.S. Can, and Should, Close Down Iran’s Air Corridor to Syria
The Treasury Department has the power.
For the First Time in 70 Years, Britain Will Permit a Royal Visit to Israel
The end of a longstanding taboo.
Jewish Sources Aren’t Just Hashtags for Preconceived Political Attitudes
Judaism beyond slogans.
Iceland’s Proposed Ban on Circumcision Puts It at the Forefront of Western Europe’s Crusade against Religion
The cutting edge of secular illiberalism.