In Iraq, the U.S. Has Become Iran’s Air Force
Picking sides in a sectarian war.
June 6, 2016
The Roots of American Support for Israel
What the “realists” get wrong.
America’s persistent support for the Jewish state has baffled many observers—particularly so-called foreign-policy “realists”—leading some to deluded if not anti-Semitic invocations of the mythical power of the “Jewish lobby.” Revisiting his 2008 essay, “The New Israel and the Old,” Walter Russell Mead argues that American’s affinity for Zionism goes back to the 19th century, is connected to the ideals of the American founding, and reflects conviction deeply held by the American people. (Interview by Michael Doran; video, one hour.)
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The Roots of American Support for Israel
What the “realists” get wrong.
How the EU Subcontracts Its Middle East Policy to NGOs
Make that QGOs (for quasi-governmental organizations).
The City That Has Never Been Forgotten
Jerusalem Day reflections.
Making Sense of Benjamin Disraeli’s Puzzling Use of His Jewish Roots
Turning Jews into a race.