Hamas’s New Strategy Is Working, and Israel Must Act Swiftly to Stop It
Calm in Gaza combined with attacks from the West Bank.
December 24, 2021
Washington Needs to Do a Better Job Explaining Its War on al-Qaeda to the American People
Reports of civilian casualties come without context—because the Pentagon isn’t providing it.
A few days ago, the New York Times published a report, based on hundreds of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, detailing civilian casualties from U.S. drone and missile strikes in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Writing shortly before Times’s report appeared, Thomas Joscelyn addressed the case of a December 3 drone attack in Syria on a man in motorcycle; a family of six that happened to be driving by were injured along with the target. The problem, in Joscelyn’s evaluation, isn’t just one of intelligence and targeting, but also of messaging:
December 24, 2021
Washington Needs to Do a Better Job Explaining Its War on al-Qaeda to the American People
Reports of civilian casualties come without context—because the Pentagon isn’t providing it.
Could Bangladesh Join Other Muslim Countries in Breaking the Taboo on Relations with Israel?
The Jewish state was one of few to support it during its war of independence.
Joan Didion, in Memoriam
A tribute to a “splendid writer.”
In Vienna, the Rothschilds Are Getting Their Due
A Jewish success story—even if they never controlled the weather or created space lasers.