Almost Half of East Jerusalem’s Arabs Would Rather Be Citizens of Israel Than of Palestine
And other surprising findings.
July 12, 2022
Iran Is Threatening Iraqi Kurds. America Should Be Worried
Tehran doesn’t want Kurdish oil competing with its own.
The Kurds of northern Iraq, who have a degree of autonomy in their region of the country, have proved themselves loyal allies of the U.S.—leading the fight against Islamic State, maintaining good relations with Israel, and providing a bulwark against expanding Iranian influence. Moreover, the area controlled by the Kurdish Regional Government produces half a million barrels of oil per day, or one-eighth of the country’s total output. But the central government in Baghdad, over which the Islamic Republic exercises increasing control, is now claiming a larger share of that oil. In response to the ensuing legal dispute, writes Hussain Abdul-Hussain:
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Iran Is Threatening Iraqi Kurds. America Should Be Worried
Tehran doesn’t want Kurdish oil competing with its own.
At UCLA, Professors Get Ostracized for Standing Up to Woke Orthodoxy, but Hailed as Courageous for Standing Up to Jews
A professor quits a university “awash in Jew-hatred.”
The British Royal Family and Jewish Refugees
“A surprising sense of regard.”
A Rare Mosque Sheds Light on Islam’s Arrival in the Land of Israel
A Christian farmstead in one century, and Muslim manor in the next.