Why Is the U.S. State Department Backing a Lebanese Land (and Sea) Grab?
Demanding that Israel cede land in response to spurious claims.
March 6, 2018
Why Is the U.S. State Department Backing a Lebanese Land (and Sea) Grab?
Demanding that Israel cede land in response to spurious claims.
In recent weeks, high-ranking State Department officials have involved themselves in mediating territorial disputes between Israel and Lebanon. One of these disputes, writes Evelyn Gordon, is based on a real problem—the lack of a recognized international maritime boundary between the two countries—although the State Department’s proposed solution tilts unreasonably in Beirut’s favor. The other, however, is the result of a spurious Lebanese claim:
March 6, 2018
How Samantha Power Deceived a Syrian Refugee about the White House’s Intention to Stop Assad’s Chemical-Weapons Attacks
The Obama administration also refused to act on—or reveal—direct eyewitness testimony it received of atrocities in Syria.
What the Rush to Defend Farrakhan Reveals about Left-Wing Anti-Semitism and “Israel Criticism”
When leftists lose their favorite excuse.
The Rise and Fall of Beyt She’arim, Birthplace of the Mishnah
And home to one of Judea’s last queens.
A Liberal Protestant Looks for the Roots of America’s Spiritual Crisis
Marilynne Robinson asks what we are doing here.