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November 2, 2016

Lebanon’s Choice of President Is a Victory for Syria and Hizballah—with Qualifications

Michel Aoun is better than nobody.

After going two years without a president, Lebanon’s parliament selected Michel Aoun for the post on Monday. Aoun, a Christian, was once one of his country’s most anti-Syrian politicians; but since 2006, he and his Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) have unabashedly sided with Syria, Hizballah, and Iran. While Tehran has, quite reasonably, proclaimed the election “a victory for Hizballah,” David Schenker notes that it is not a complete one:

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November 2, 2016

  1. Lebanon’s Choice of President Is a Victory for Syria and Hizballah—with Qualifications

    Michel Aoun is better than nobody.

  2. How Britain’s Labor Became the Party of Left-Wing Anti-Semitism

    And its belligerent refusal to face its problem.

  3. Don’t Panic over Muslim Immigration to the U.S.

    The threat of Islamic terror is very real, but so is America’s ability to integrate new arrivals.

  4. A Millennium-Old Arabic Inscription Acknowledging the Presence of a Jewish Temple in Jerusalem

    A far cry from today’s propaganda.

  5. No, the Name of This Hebrew Month Doesn’t Mean Bitter

    That’s Mr. Ḥeshvan to you.