Daily Archives: May 9, 2026
Syria’s Accommodation of Foreign Jihadists Backfires
The Syrian government’s effort to integrate foreign fighters into its armed forces may be unraveling.
On May 5, Syrian authorities arrested 16 Uzbek fighters following a standoff with armed members of the Uzbek community in...
An End to Israel Diplomatic Passivity
Israel has finally formed a National Public Diplomacy Directorate, to address Israel's standing in the public domain, where trashing of Israel has become the norm.
This initiative brings to mind the efforts of the writer Amos...
New York Times Pulitzer-Winning Photographer Describes Terrorists as ‘Martyrs’ and Israel as ‘Occupation’
The New York Times photographer, Saher Alghorra, who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize this week for his work in Gaza, has described uniformed Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists as “martyrs” and called Israel an “occupation”...
Incomprehensible and unbelievable
Just when you think that matters cannot get crazier, reality hits you in the face and proves that indeed it can.
As our “yekke” German compatriots would declare, the situation we face these days is...







