How the White House Can Bring Mahmoud Abbas to the Negotiating Table
Putting the right kind of pressure on the Palestinian delegation.
April 28, 2017
Don’t Let Boeing Sell Planes to Iran
The sale will only help a brutal dictator and entrench an Iran lobby in Washington.
The American airplane manufacturer Boeing recently concluded a deal to sell 80 of its jets to the Islamic Republic. Based on extensive evidence that Tehran uses civilian aircraft to ship weapons and other military supplies to the Syrian army and Hizballah, a group of senators are now urging the White House to use its authority to prevent the sale from taking place. If not stopped, argues Peter Kohanloo, the sale will have consequences beyond the inherent moral and strategic problems with giving assistance to a brutal and hostile dictator.
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Don’t Let Boeing Sell Planes to Iran
The sale will only help a brutal dictator and entrench an Iran lobby in Washington.
U.S.-Egypt Relations in the Shadow of Islamic State
The fate of the Copts, President Sisi’s priorities, anti-Semitism, and what the Egyptian people want.
“Indecent” Tells a False Story about a Yiddish Drama
Misreading God of Vengeance.
The Forgotten Heroes of Ethiopian Jewry
They risked imprisonment and abuse to bring their people to Israel.