A Letter to the Liberal Jews of 2024
Yearning for nuance in the face of unmitigated evil.
November 6, 2024
UN Peacekeepers Failed Lebanon and Helped Hizballah
UNIFIL’s dismal record.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) came into being in 1978, when Lebanon was in the midst of a civil war and the IDF was trying to stop Palestinian terrorists from launching raids and rockets into the Galilee. After the 2006 war, the UN revamped its mission (updated for a different terrorist group): to keep Hizballah away from the Israeli border and keep the peace between the two sides. Not only did it fail at that task completely, Tony Badran explains, its presence shielded Hizballah from attack and strengthened its economic base:
November 6, 2024
UN Peacekeepers Failed Lebanon and Helped Hizballah
UNIFIL’s dismal record.
Why Doesn’t Israel Preempt Iran?
If Tehran is planning another missile attack, Jerusalem shouldn’t have to wait until after the U.S. elections to act.
Americans Can Learn a Lot from How Jews Approach Bereavement
A nation that has forgotten how to mourn.
Remembering a Philanthropist with a Classic American Jewish Success Story
Bernie Marcus, z”l, co-founder of Home Depot.