Understanding the Islamic State Offshoot behind the Kabul Bombings
It’s no friend of the Taliban, but the Taliban will never restrain it from attacking the West.
August 27, 2021
Even Israel’s Enemies Know That Its Nuclear Abilities Aren’t a Real Threat, and That Iran’s Are
What Peter Beinart gets wrong about the Middle East and the atom bomb.
One of the dangers of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons—cited not only by analysts, but by President Joe Biden and Senator Robert Menendez—is the prospect that other Middle Eastern countries will respond with their own race to the bomb, leaving a region filled with unstable and mercurial nuclear-armed regimes. In a recent essay in the New York Times, Peter Beinart sought to refute this line of reasoning, citing the fact that Israel has long had nuclear weapons without triggering such an arms race. Shany Mor responds:
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Why Saudi Arabia Turned against Hamas
Once a hotbed of terror financing, the kingdom is now sending dozens of terrorists to jail.
How the Hebrew Bible Shaped Shakespeare’s “Henry V”
The St. Crispin’s Day seder.
Even Israel’s Enemies Know That Its Nuclear Abilities Aren’t a Real Threat, and That Iran’s Are
What Peter Beinart gets wrong about the Middle East and the atom bomb.
An Ancient Torah Pointer Discovered in the Remains of a Vilna Synagogue
The ruins of the Jerusalem of Lithuania.