Until Jews Can Live in a Palestinian State, Peace Won’t Be Possible
Why settlements shouldn’t be seen as “obstacles to peace.”
July 5, 2018
A Return of Syrian Forces to That Country’s Southwest Poses a Threat to Both Israel and Jordan
And Russia can’t be counted on to keep Iran out.
In recent weeks, Bashar al-Assad has initiated a military offensive near the southwestern city of Deraa—fewer than ten miles from the Jordanian border—where fighting had stopped last year following a U.S.-Russian “deconfliction” agreement. Now Assad’s troops are redeploying throughout the area, some of them just as close to the Israeli border. Among them are units of various Iran-backed Shiite militias, including Hizballah. Both Israel and Jordan have asked Russia to keep Iran and its proxies from getting so close to their doorsteps—and the IDF has used persistent military force to that end—but Hanin Ghaddar and Phillip Smyth suspect that these efforts will be to little avail:
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A Return of Syrian Forces to That Country’s Southwest Poses a Threat to Both Israel and Jordan
And Russia can’t be counted on to keep Iran out.
Can Childhood Conversion Solve Israel’s “Who Is a Jew” Problems?
Halakhic rulings from the diaspora may not always apply well to Israeli realities.
The Jewish Gangsters Who Beat Up American Nazis
Breaking arms, legs, and ribs.
How to Make the Case for Israel to “Conflict Tourists”
Lessons from being the go-to illegal settler.