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May 15, 2017

In Syria, the U.S. Has No Endgame in Sight

Arming the Kurds, who may be aligned with Iran, without a plan to stop al-Qaeda.

Last week the Trump administration announced that it will begin arming the Syrian Kurdish militia known as the YPG—a plan long favored by the American military brass—in the hope that it will make a decisive push toward the Islamic State (IS) capital of Raqqa. While the YPG has proved an effective fighting force, it also has ties to Iran, to the regime of Bashar al-Assad himself, and to Kurdish terrorists in Turkey. And that, writes Max Boot, is only the tip of the iceberg:

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May 15, 2017

  1. The Six-Day War Was No Accident

    Setting the record straight.

  2. In Syria, the U.S. Has No Endgame in Sight

    Arming the Kurds, who may be aligned with Iran, without a plan to stop al-Qaeda.

  3. How Israel’s Most Prestigious Newspaper Replaced Criticism with Provocation

    The people vs. Haaretz.

  4. A New Movie Explores the Inner Life of a Jewish Congregation

    The Women’s Balcony.

  5. Should Jews Be Wary of All Transnational Institutions?

    Of Babel and Brexit.