Israel’s Political Instability Poses a Strategic Danger
And if Netanyahu is out, hostile powers may try to test a new prime minister’s mettle.
October 8, 2019
The Precipitous American Withdrawal from Syria Will Embolden Israel’s Enemies
Turkey and Iran can expand their influence.
On Sunday evening, the White House abruptly announced plans to remove the U.S. military contingent from northeastern Syria—an area that, since the defeat of Islamic State, has been held in cooperation with the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces. The decision, apparently coordinated with Ankara, comes on the heels of Turkish plans to seize an area in the northern part of the country to create a buffer zone. Warning that the move could pave the way for a resurgent Islamic State, Yaakov Lappin adds an even graver danger:
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The Precipitous American Withdrawal from Syria Will Embolden Israel’s Enemies
Turkey and Iran can expand their influence.
In a “Slip,” British Academics Eager to Commemorate the Holocaust Neglect to Include Its Jewish Victims
Which is more revealing, the conscious lie or the unconscious one?
A British Court Rules That a “Lack of Belief in Transgenderism Is Incompatible with Human Dignity”
A ruling against thoughts, not actions.
At the Heart of the Days of Awe Is Not Sin, Guilt, or Punishment but the Human Relationship with the Divine
Being someone before God.