The Threat that Must be Named

Psychiatrists tell their patients they have to “name their fears.” A fear that cannot be named cannot be understood or faced. An unnamed threat cannot be defeated. This is particularly true of what is called the threat of “terrorism.”
Syrian Chemical Weapons Scientist Assassinated, Israeli Intelligence Accused

Dr. Aziz Asbar, a senior scientist responsible for chemical weapons and rockets for Syria and Iran was blown up as he drove to his laboratory.
Winding Down the Syrian Civil War

A change in the Iranian regime could be the best chance Syria has to end its horrific war.
Prelude to Genocide: Remembering the Days Before August 2014 and the Yazidi Genocide

In June 2014 ISIS attacked Camp Speicher in Iraq. The group captured more than 1,000 mostly Shi’ite cadets and systematically murdered them.
Time for Some Reality Therapy on the Golan Heights

American recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights will finally put an end to these dangerous delusions.
IDF Humanitarian Efforts in Syria Snubbed by International Media

The media displayed egregious anti-Israel bias, ignoring Israel’s critical role in saving hundreds of Syrian rescue workers.
Germany: Rise of the Salafists

The number of Salafists in Germany has doubled over the last five years and now exceeds 10,000 for the first time, according to Germany’s BfV domestic intelligence agency.
Syrian Rockets Land in Sea of Galilee

Two rockets thought to be launched from the Syrian Golan Heights penetrated around 50 kilometers into Israeli territory and landed in the Sea of Galilee.
A Month of Multiculturalism in France: June 2018

Cultural anti-Judaism from the Maghreb has been imported in the luggage of some immigrants.
Al-Jarida: “Israel Will Bomb Iraq, List of Iranian Targets”

I have termed this Clausewitz-style air power diplomacy. Now the question mark is in Iraq, according to Al-Jarida.