The U.S. Should Rethink Its Middle East Bases
Is Israel a better location?
July 24, 2026
The U.S. Should Rethink Its Middle East Bases
Is Israel a better location?
On July 9, Iranian missiles struck both the Al Udeid airbase in Qatar and the Azraq base in Jordan, both homes to numerous advanced American aircraft. Another attack on Azraq last week killed three U.S. servicemen and injured four others. The U.S. also maintains bases and other facilities in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Saudi Arabia—all of which have come under Iranian fire in the past months. Elliott Abrams considers the wisdom of maintaining so many American outposts in such a dangerous neighborhood:
July 24, 2026
International Humanitarians Seem More Interested in Defeating Israel Than Helping Palestinians
A thought experiment.
James Woolsey on the Long War with Islamic Totalitarianism
Remembering an American patriot and friend of the Jews.
How the Jews of Venice Flourished During Centuries of Confinement
The ghetto.
The Voice That Wasn’t in the Wilderness
How Jews and Christians read one verse in Isaiah.