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November 13, 2024

Israel’s Strategic Gamble in Lebanon

By attacking infrastructure rather than armies, the IDF aims for a quick victory.

Yesterday, Hizballah fired over 80 rockets into Israel, one of which killed two civilians in the city of Nahariya. Further disaster was narrowly avoided when one of the terrorist group’s attack drones exploded near a kindergarten in Haifa, from which children had been evacuated just in the nick of time. Iran’s Lebanese proxy thus continues to demonstrate that, battered though it may be, it can still do considerable damage, although it has not been able to carry out the overwhelming and devastating barrages that Israeli experts once feared.

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November 13, 2024

  1. Israel’s Strategic Gamble in Lebanon

    By attacking infrastructure rather than armies, the IDF aims for a quick victory.

  2. Will Israel’s Next Soccer Match Spark Another Round of Riots?

    All eyes on Paris.

  3. Orthodox Jews Strike a Blow for Religious Freedom in California

    And for the education of special-needs children.

  4. Uncovering the Legal Records of France’s Once-Largest Jewish Community

    How an 18th-century rabbinic court dealt with everything from charitable trusts to illegitimate pregnancies.

  5. A Rare Seal Returns to Israel’s Coast

    Or is that a biblical tahash?