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September 11, 2017

Israel’s Strike on Syria, What Russia Didn’t Do, and What the U.S. Should

The calculus behind eliminating a chemical-weapons site.

Although Israel has not officially acknowledged a role in the destruction last week of a chemical- and precision-weapons factory in Syria, Jerusalem has repeatedly made clear that it will not permit certain military developments near its borders, and will do what is necessary to enforce its red lines. Elliott Abrams explains the background, and implications, of the latest attack:

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September 11, 2017

  1. Israel’s Strike on Syria, What Russia Didn’t Do, and What the U.S. Should

    The calculus behind eliminating a chemical-weapons site.

  2. September 11 and Seeing the Writing on the Wall

    Remembering a prescient conversation.

  3. Senators Shouldn’t Grill Nominees about Their Religious Beliefs

    “The dogma lives loudly within you.”

  4. In Munich, a Callous Memorial to Slain Israeli Athletes

    Germany’s systemic pattern of neglect before, during, and after the attack.

  5. What Jews Can Learn from Addicts, and What Addicts Can Learn from Judaism

    Faith and America’s addiction crisis.