The Jewish Legion: A lesson for today’s Iran war

The experience of Zionist Jews in the first half of the 20th century demonstrates that even without a sovereign state, determined leaders and organized communities can mobilize men, resources, and political support to fight alongside great powers.

A mass murderer with “an easy smile”

Iranian dictator Ayatollah Ali Khameini, the leader of the most notorious terrorist regime on earth, had “an easy smile” and was “fond of Persian poetry and classic Western novels,” the Washington Post wrote in its obituary of him.