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April 9, 2021

Israel’s Naval Shadow War with Iran Comes Out into the Open

Stopping the smuggling of arms—and sending a message to Washington.

Wednesday night, Israeli planes struck a weapons depot outside Damascus, reportedly killing three pro-Iran fighters. While such attacks have become both routine and widely known, the IDF has also been fighting the Islamic Republic at sea, a fact only recently brought to public attention because of an explosion on an Iranian military vessel on Tuesday. Ron Ben Yishai explains:

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April 9, 2021

  1. Israel’s Naval Shadow War with Iran Comes Out into the Open

    Stopping the smuggling of arms—and sending a message to Washington.

  2. The U.S. Rewards Mahmoud Abbas for His Snubs

    The Palestinian Authority president wouldn’t deign to take a call from the U.S. secretary of state.

  3. Unrest in Jordan Should Be a Wake-Up Call to Israel and the U.S.

    A fragile, but essential kingdom.

  4. What the Bible Means When It Speaks of Worshipping God

    Prayer isn’t the same across religions.

  5. The Man Who Coined the Term “Genocide” and His Poem about the Holocaust

    The perils of forgetting—and misremembering.