By Destroying Iran’s Nuclear Facilities, Israel Would Solve Many of America’s Middle East Problems
Instead, Washington focuses on avoiding escalation.
October 8, 2024
How Hassan Nasrallah’s Predecessor Paved the Way for the Current War
In 1992, an Israeli airstrike killed Abbas al-Musawi.
Although it has been subsumed by other developments, the Israeli air force’s killing of the Hizballah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah in his underground bunker remains one of the remarkable feats of the present war. Nasrallah assumed his position in 1992, after Israel successfully eliminated his predecessor, Abbas al-Musawi, in another airstrike. It’s worth looking back at what Martin Kramer wrote after Musawi’s death about his role in founding Hizballah, and in shifting its focus from killing Americans and taking them hostage to doing the same to Israelis:
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How Hassan Nasrallah’s Predecessor Paved the Way for the Current War
In 1992, an Israeli airstrike killed Abbas al-Musawi.
Lessons From One of the Most Consequential Years in Modern Jewish History
The battle of ideas.
The Anomalous Ending of Psalm 51 and the Meaning of Repentance
“Build the walls of Jerusalem.”
You Don’t Have to be Religious to Appreciate What Religion Has Given the World
“The belief that rights are a gift from God is why we eventually got rights.”