Can a Weakened Iran Survive?
Barack Obama made attacking the Islamic Republic taboo. Now the taboo is broken.
December 13, 2024
The dam has burst.
On Monday, a crowd of anti-Israel demonstrators gathered in front of a Toronto-area synagogue for hours—violating a new regulation banning protests within 100 meters of houses of worship. Police were present in force but did nothing to enforce the law. Such occurrences have become almost unremarkable in Canada in the past fourteen months. As one Canadian Jew, who has lived in the country for 73 years, told Terry Glavin, “it was like a dam burst.” Glavin investigates the situation and finds it even it worse than it might seem:
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Login or SubscribeBarack Obama made attacking the Islamic Republic taboo. Now the taboo is broken.
Empowered by a declining Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan still fears Donald Trump.
The dam has burst.
A rare place where Jews and Muslims live in harmony.
Its seeds were planted before the war began.