The Reform of Israel’s Judiciary Is an Urgent, and Trans-Partisan, Issue
It is not, as some have claimed, “an attempt to place Netanyahu above the law.”
November 4, 2022
Iran’s Political Victory in Iraq, and What the U.S. Can Do about It
For too long, Washington has underestimated its leverage.
Like Israel, Iraq has been mired in several years of political deadlock that may have finally come to an end. The Jewish state is just now entering the period of post-election bargaining that will lead to the formation of a new governing coalition, while the new government in Baghdad was sworn in last week. Unlike Israel, however, the new government is supported by an encroaching foreign power that props it up with a network of well-armed militias. The new prime minister is Mohammed Shia al-Sudani; the foreign power is the Islamic Republic of Iran. Bilal Wahab explains:
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Israel Has Crushed One Terrorist Group, but Attacks Are Unlikely to Stop
“In Palestinian tradition, failure becomes dazzling victory.”
Iran’s Political Victory in Iraq, and What the U.S. Can Do about It
For too long, Washington has underestimated its leverage.
The Human Desire to Become Like God—and Its Dangers
What’s behind the mysterious “sons of God” and “daughters of men” in Genesis?
How Theodore Roosevelt Embarrassed an Anti-Semite While Protecting His Freedom of Speech
“The proper thing to do was to make him ridiculous.”