Even in the Era of High-Tech Warfare, Defensible Borders Still Matter
Without boots on the ground, Israel is vulnerable.
April 23, 2021
A Syrian Rocket That Landed in the Negev Should Remind the U.S. of the Dangers Posed by Iran
A few limits on the ayatollahs’ nuclear program won’t be enough.
Early yesterday morning, Bashar al-Assad’s forces launched a surface-to-air missile at an Israeli jet, apparently as it returned from striking Iranian military installations in Syria. While the missile failed to hit its target, Israeli defenses missed theirs, and it landed harmlessly in the northern Negev, setting off air-raid sirens near the nuclear reactor in Dimona. The IDF retaliated by striking Syrian anti-aircraft batteries. To Bobby Ghosh, the incident should be a wake-up call to the Biden administration:
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A Syrian Rocket That Landed in the Negev Should Remind the U.S. of the Dangers Posed by Iran
A few limits on the ayatollahs’ nuclear program won’t be enough.
Ezekiel at Bergen-Belsen
“Behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost.”
Can the Quran Solve Israel’s Political Impasse?
“O my people! Enter the Holy Land which Allah has ordained for you to enter.”
The Anthropologists Go to Yeshiva
Unmaking time.