The Real Lessons of the Six-Day War
Arab nationalism ran out of excuses and the Palestinian nation was born.
June 8, 2017
By Arming Syrian Kurds, Is the U.S. Sowing the Seeds of Future Conflict?
The YPG is an unsuitable ally.
Washington has recently begun providing the YPG, Syria’s dominant Kurdish militia, with heavy weapons in preparation for its assault on Raqqa, the capital of Islamic State (IS). The YPG, like the Kurdish militias operating in neighboring Iraq, has proved itself a brave and effective fighting force against IS. But, explains Kyle Orton, its Stalinist ideology, repressive governance, and the fact that it is an extension of the PKK—a Kurdish separatist terrorist group based in Turkey—make it an unsuitable U.S. ally:
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By Arming Syrian Kurds, Is the U.S. Sowing the Seeds of Future Conflict?
The YPG is an unsuitable ally.
Islamists Are Using Facebook’s “Community Standards” to Silence Blasphemers
Meanwhile, the website maintains a double standard on anti-Semitic incitement.
The Life and Death of Germany’s Most Famous Court Jew
The real “Jew Süss.”
Ancient Roman Weapons Support Josephus’ Account of the Siege of Jerusalem
As do Jewish rebels’ arrowheads.