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Iran at the Epicenter

REVIEW: ‘Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran’ by Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

The UN made racism against Jews acceptable.

Twenty-five years ago, Jews went to the “United Nations World Conference Against Racism” to fight racism. They left learning that Jew-hatred would be treated differently.

Put Turkey on notice: The Eastern Mediterranean’s reliable alliance deserves US teeth

The ongoing war with Iran is driving countries in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean to invest in new security alliances. This is partly driven by the drubbing Gulf Arab states have taken from...

What the “Voice of Gaza” Chose Not to Tell the World 

In a wide-ranging interview lasting more than three hours with the Arabic-language podcast Taqarob, photographer Motaz Azaiza discussed his work in Gaza and what went on behind the scenes of local media coverage. His admissions about self-censorship, Hamas repression and the withholding of footage from October 7 challenge his image as the “perfect correspondent” and raise questions about the ethics of Western media.

Islamic state plots disrupted and operatives arrested in 4 countries

In August and September, Kuwaiti, Israeli, Turkish, and French officials thwarted several suspected Islamic State attacks and arrested and indicted alleged Islamic State members and sympathizers, underscoring...

Advice to Europe: “America hasn’t won, but Iran may be losing.”

*This article was originally published in French In Europe, and especially in France, the verdict seems to be in. The United States, we are told, has pursued a strategy toward Iran that is as brutal...

The legacy of Carlos the Jackal 

He instructed revolutionary leftists to march behind Islamists – and they’re marching

Trial for Glorifying Terrorism: When MEP Rima Hassan Is Backed by Rabid Antisemites

This is not Palestine they are defending. On the eve of what was supposed to be her trial this summer, some 250 public figures signed an open letter in L’Humanité supporting Rima Hassan.

The forgotten history of Muslim socialism 

A century of failed experiments before the rise of Mamdani and friends

Squeezing Al-Qard Al-Hassan Could Weaken Hezbollah’s Chances of Survival

If President Trump has his way, the Third Lebanon War, which Hezbollah began by attacking Israel on October 8, 2023, will soon end. But even as the group’s most intense fight against Israel comes to...

Can US Engagement Rescue the United Nations From Irrelevance?

The next UN leader will take office at a time when the international body is experiencing an unprecedented crisis of purpose.

Crazy rich Qataris

Backers of the Muslim Brotherhood are indoctrinating your kids

Genocide Accusation: Pretoria Plays for Time

*This article was originally published in French Excerpt There are trials whose verdict matters little- far less than the act of dragging them out. Since January 2024, South Africa has accused...

A Problem at the Source

The newspaper continues to discredit itself by publishing deeply slanted reporting, much of it drawn from an organization whose founder openly supports Hamas.

Time to Stop the Music: How Terrorists Exploit Music Streaming Platforms

Rubio is Right, a Vetted and Trained Lebanese Army Could be the Answer

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made an important announcement when he said that Washington is developing a plan to pursue Hezbollah’s disarmament by building up trusted units within the Lebanese...

JNIM and allied rebels surge across Mali, take several cities, pressure capital

Beginning on Saturday, Al Qaeda’s Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), and its allies in the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a collection of Tuareg and Arab rebel groups, fully or partially...

Spain: Sánchez and without shame

*This article was originally published in French Excerpt It was in Beijing, where Xi Jinping was hosting him with full honors, that Pedro Sánchez learned his wife had been formally charged with...

Lebanon: France Is Confusing the Symptom with the Disease

Faced with the escalation in Lebanon, France calls for a ceasefire without addressing the central issue: the disarmament of Hezbollah. This stance marginalizes it.

Syria focuses on diplomacy amid Iran war

On April 9, Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al Shaibani traveled to Turkey, where he met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. It was Damascus’s second meeting with...