Five Years On, Israel’s Warnings about the Nuclear Deal with Iran Have Proved Prescient
Iran wreaked havoc in the Middle East while enriching uranium and developing more advanced centrifuges.
March 10, 2020
Why Turkey Intervened in Syria, and Why an All-Out War Is Unlikely
Russia still holds most of the cards.
Last December, Bashar al-Assad’s forces, together with their Iranian and Russian allies, began a second major offensive into the northwestern province of Idlib, the country’s last major rebel stronghold. A few weeks later, Ankara—which until now has supported various rebel groups but kept its own intervention minimal—took an active role in the conflict, with its troops engaging in direct and extended clashes with Assad’s. Why, asks Jonathan Spyer, has Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan taken this particular moment to join in the fighting, when the civil war could very well be nearing an end?
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Why Turkey Intervened in Syria, and Why an All-Out War Is Unlikely
Russia still holds most of the cards.
The Exuberance of Purim Stands in Stark Contrast to the Book of Esther’s Dark Undertones
Jewish vulnerability and Jewish heroism.
In Praise of Israel’s Response to the Coronavirus
Caution, not overreaction.
What a Failed Jewish Museum Says about the Misguided Priorities of the American Jewish Establishment
Museums are nice things to have, but they are not as important as schools, summer camps, Hebrew classes, and synagogues.