Basting Turkey’s New Prime Minister

As Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ascends today to the presidency of Turkey, his hand-picked successor, Ahmet Davutoğlu, simultaneously assumes Erdoğan’s old job of prime minister.

An Ill-Judged Ostrich Policy

Given the essentially political nature of its decisions, Israel’s Supreme Court should be made up of justices from across the political spectrum.

Austria: Springboard for Global Jihad

Austria figures prominently in a map produced by the IS that outlines the group’s five-year plan for expanding its caliphate into Europe, and has emerged as a central hub for jihadists seeking to fight in Syria.

Defeating Terrorists: From Sri Lanka to Gaza

Let’s leave aside the question of whether a novelist such as Grossman is really in a position to provide the Israeli public with informed military analysis, and look at what a real expert has to say.