Hamas’s Dangerous Escalation in Gaza
It wants a victory, but underestimates Israel’s willingness to use force.
June 22, 2018
Three Tales of the Jewish Spy Ring That Helped the British Take Palestine from the Ottomans
Sarah Aaronsohn’s heroic exploits.
In the midst of World War I, a few Jews in the village of Zikhron Yaakov formed a clandestine group called NILI, which relayed information about the placement of Ottoman forces to General Allenby’s army in Egypt, helping to ensure the success of his invasion. Just weeks before the British offensive began, Ottoman counterintelligence cracked the spy ring and captured and brutally tortured Sarah Aaronsohn, one of its leaders. Aaronsohn managed to kill herself rather than risk giving up any secrets. Reviewing two recent biographies of Aaronsohn—James Srodes’s Spies in Palestine and Gregory Wallance’s The Woman Who Fought an Empire—Amy Newman Smith highlights what they reveal about their heroine’s character:
June 22, 2018
Lebanon Is Protecting Hizballah’s Cocaine Trade in Latin America
The contradiction at the heart of U.S. policy.
Why Christians Are Reading the Work of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik
In today’s world, all men of faith are lonely.
Three Tales of the Jewish Spy Ring That Helped the British Take Palestine from the Ottomans
Sarah Aaronsohn’s heroic exploits.
Palestinians Used Ramadan as Cover for Destroying Jewish Artifacts on the Temple Mount
Showing who’s in control.