A New Order Emerges in Southern Syria
Syrian Regime closes accounts with west- and Israel-linked rebels, as Iran builds and expands its presence in the area.
The Russians and the Kerch Bridge: What Would Reagan Do?
Every story has a starting point. Don’t start with the Russian capture this week of two (or three) Ukrainian ships and the injury to three (or six) Ukrainian sailors.Â
Terra Incognita: Israel and the Yazidis
Shortsighted politics prevent genocide recognition
Why Renewed US Sanctions on Iran are Good News for Palestinians
The Palestinian Authority is, thus, aligning itself with its own enemies.
Persian Nights
But in the meantime, Israel is keeping its promise to never allow another Holocaust.
What was Rabin’s Legacy?
This week we received a few reminders that in certain significant ways, the discourse in Israel and hence the policymaking is very much stuck in the 1990s.
The Return of ISIS
The jihadi organization is currently stirring in outlying areas of Iraq and Syria
Confronting Crimes Against Humanity
Must we forever remain the potential murderers of those who live beside us? Why, after the Holocaust, is there still mass murder, slavery, child-trafficking and other crimes against humanity? What, then, is “civilization”?
Iran’s ‘Phoney War’
Teheran prefers to strike directly only at weak and peripheral enemies, while acting against stronger ones through proxies. Is this distinction sustainable?
Iran’s Imploding Strategy
Human species could face extinction after sperm count halves in a generation. The quality of male sperm is falling every YEAR due to lack of men exercising Scientists issue public health warning that more men could become infertile.
