American Aid to Lebanon Is a Gift to Iran
A policy of defending a state run by Hizballah from Israel.
June 7, 2023
The Fatal Attack on the Israel-Egypt Border Should Lead to Concern, but Not Panic
A tactical rather than a strategic failure.
Early Saturday morning, an Egyptian policeman snuck through gate along the Israeli-Egyptian frontier and killed three Israeli soldiers. Cairo initially claimed that the shooter entered Israeli territory chasing smugglers—who are endemic to the area—but there is now some evidence that he was motivated by jihadist ideology. Whatever the exact circumstances, Yonah Jeremy Bob contends that there is no reason to conclude that the arrangements in place for guarding the border are fundamentally flawed:
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The Fatal Attack on the Israel-Egypt Border Should Lead to Concern, but Not Panic
A tactical rather than a strategic failure.
CUNY’s Problem Goes Much Deeper Than One Anti-Semitic Commencement Speaker
A longstanding problem receives sudden attention.
What Does Holiness Mean in a Secularizing World?
An economist asks a rabbi.
Recreating the Balm of Gilead
Scientists extract the resin of the pistachio tree using ancient methods.