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August 2, 2021

Lebanon’s New Prime Minister Is Hizballah’s Man

The U.S. and EU should impose sanctions.

Last week, the Sunni billionaire Najib Mikati was chosen to be the next head of the Lebanese government, although it is not clear whether he will be able to form a governing coalition. His selection comes while the country sinks ever deeper into an economic crisis that brought down the previous prime minister. Reportedly Mikati has the support of both France and the U.S., but Hanin Ghaddar argues that such support is not deserved. Mikati, she writes, is the preferred candidate of the Iran-backed guerrilla group Hizballah, which exercises de-facto control over the troubled country:

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August 2, 2021

  1. The Moral Decadence of a Group of Rabbinical Students’ Anti-Israel Appeal

    The authors mention Hamas not once, and instead focus on their own delicate feelings.

  2. Lebanon’s New Prime Minister Is Hizballah’s Man

    The U.S. and EU should impose sanctions.

  3. Jewish Lessons for the Age of Social-Media Shaming

    Absent God, we live in a world where the shameless flourish.

  4. China’s Ruthless War on Christianity

    Replacing the Ten Commandments with sayings of President Xi.

  5. The Mysterious Dead Dogs of Ashkelon

    Archaeologists can’t explain hundreds of 2,500-year-old canine graves.