Iran Can’t Win a War against the U.S., but It Can Win in Negotiations
Calibrated terrorism as a prelude to diplomatic maneuvers.
May 17, 2019
The Inside Story of Israel’s Destruction of a Syrian Nuclear Reactor
In 2007 Assad was on the verge of obtaining nuclear weapons.
In 2007, Israeli intelligence determined that Syria had built a clandestine nuclear reactor—clearly intended for developing nuclear weapons—in a remote desert region. As the cabinet and military brass debated what to do, it was becoming increasingly clear that the reactor was set to go “hot” imminently, thus making an attack much more dangerous. By the time then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered an airstrike, he had concluded that it had to take place immediately. Yaakov Katz, in a passage from his recent book on the subject, tells the story:
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The Inside Story of Israel’s Destruction of a Syrian Nuclear Reactor
In 2007 Assad was on the verge of obtaining nuclear weapons.
A Muddled Definition of Islamophobia Undermines Real Efforts to Combat Bigotry
The dangers of faulty comparisons with anti-Semitism.
Exaggerated Accusations of Polish Complicity in the Holocaust Won’t Help Combat Warsaw’s Revisionism
Yair Lapid mangles history while Polish anti-Semitism increases.
The Jews behind the Comic Books
The artists, writers, and businessmen who paved the way for the cinematic juggernaut.