After ISIS
The post-IS landscape in Iraq and Syria is emerging. The contest for primacy within it is set to begin.
Iran’s Purim Message: Netanyahu Lied, We Saved Jews Three Times
In a Twitter response on Sunday to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Purim Message that Iran will not succeed in destroying the Jews, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif accused the PM of “fake history & falsifying Torah”, claiming that Iran had actually saved the Jews three times.
Is Trump Good for Us, or Anyone Else?
Praise from left and right after Trump’s speech to Congress may lead optimists to hope that his minders will keep him out of trouble.
2,500 Years Later, Tombs of Esther and Mordechai Still Standing in Iran
The burial site of Purim heroes Mordechai and Esther stands proudly in the heart of Iran, proclaiming the Biblical victory from within its most prominent modern enemy.
Eerily Accurate Mystic Rabbi Predicts Cities Swallowed Up, Plane and Boat Crashes, But Israel Protected
“Buildings will disappear into the ground – the ground will open up and swallow places in the world. Planes will collide and get lost, ships will get lost and sink.”
Google Search Hints at Connection Between Iranian President and Haman
A Hebrew language search for Haman the Agagi on Google produces an unexpected yet appropriate result: an image of Ahmad Ahminajad, the former president of Iran notorious for his extreme hatred of Israel. Though this may be unintentional, the glitch serves to emphasize that Biblical difficulties often return under a different guise, and the ancient solution may still be appropriate.
For Islamists, Freedom is a One-Way Street
Why does the Iranian government think that Trump’s ban is a “gift to the [Muslim] extremists?”
Toward a True US-Israel Partnership
In his remarks before the Conference of Presidents, Rivlin voiced concern at the fact that Israel has become a partisan football in US politics.
Dispatch from Mosul
This is a dominion which appears to be in no danger of being eclipsed any time soon, regardless of which of its protagonists gains the advantage in the next phase.
U.S. Ground Troops for Syria: A Really Bad Idea
The president is being asked by the Pentagon to provide U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS in Syria.