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Trump’s Iran Nuclear Deal Looks a Lot Like Obama’s
Washington has leverage over Tehran. Why won’t the administration press the advantage?
Eli Lake
The Godfather of the Campus Intifada
Today’s protesters—at Columbia and beyond—owe their worldview to professor Edward Said, whose obsession with the West blinded him to the reality of the…
Eli Lake
Douglas Murray: If War Came, Would You Fight?
In the first year of Israel’s battle against a death cult, I traveled the country—and saw what it means to choose life.
Douglas Murray
Qatargate Roils a War-Weary Israel
Qatari money is like fingerprints that appear when an ultraviolet light turns on. Few expected it to turn up in Israel itself.
Matti Friedman
EXCLUSIVE: The Family of a Murdered Gaza Protester Speaks Out
After they tortured him and mutilated his body, they dropped him off a rooftop with a note pinned to his clothes: ‘This is the price for all who…
Tanya Lukyanova
Trump’s Advisers Are Divided on Iran. Which Way Is the President Leaning?
Trump’s top officials debate foreign policy in the group chat. The divide mirrors the president’s own conflicted view of how to handle Tehran.
Matthew Continetti
WATCH: ‘I’ve Lost 23 Relatives. We All Might Be Killed.’
An exclusive Free Press report on the massacre in Syria.
Tanya Lukyanova
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Matti Friedman: The Family that Never Came Home
The deaths of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas were too unbearable to believe. Israelis couldn’t accept it until we had no other choice.
Matti Friedman
Will America Abandon the Kurds—Again?
The Kurds expect an invasion by Turkish proxies any day now. Isn’t there anyone who will try to stop them?
Eli Lake
They Tortured Him for Years. Now They Rule Syria.
The rebels freeing Syria are just as bad as the corrupt regime they toppled. This journalist knows because they were his captors.
Michael Moynihan
Inside Assad’s ‘Human Slaughterhouse.’ Plus. . .
Syria’s Christians fear what comes next.
Oliver Wiseman
Syria’s Christians: ‘We Have No Reason to Trust Al-Jolani’
In the wake of Assad’s fall, Syria’s 500,000 Christians are living in limbo. Here’s what they told us about their fears.
Madeleine Rowley
WATCH: Inside Assad’s ‘Human Slaughterhouse’
Exclusive footage and survivor testimony from inside the notorious Sednaya prison offer a glimpse into the Syrian dictator’s reign of terror.
Tanya Lukyanova
Assad’s Fall Has Humiliated Washington
Syrians are free from Assad in spite of the Biden administration, not because of it.
Eli Lake
Simon Sebag Montefiore: After Assad
His bloody reign of Syria has come to an end. What sort of country will the warlord Abu Mohammad al-Jolani usher in?
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Is World War III Already Here?
The ‘Axis of Upheaval’ is on the march—and the U.S. must figure out how to respond.
Jay Solomon
If Israel Attacks Iran Again, Will Trump Help?
Netanyahu says Iran’s nuclear bomb program is damaged. He would likely need a green light from the president-elect to finish the job. Jay Solomon…
Jay Solomon
Qatar Denies It Is Expelling Hamas Officials
The media reported that Doha is banishing the terror group’s leaders. The Qatari government says otherwise.
Jay Solomon
Matti Friedman: As America Votes, Israel’s Crisis Deepens
Bibi’s ouster of his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, sent Israelis pouring into the streets in protest. The opposition leader called the move an “act of…
Matti Friedman
WATCH Hezbollah’s Hostages Season Finale: A World Without the Terror Group
History proves that tyranny can be overthrown. With Hezbollah now weakened, the brave dissidents of our series ask: How can we push for real political…
Joseph Braude
The Curious Case of Ariane Tabatabai
A senior Pentagon official faced scrutiny when her past ties to Iran came to light. Is that why she’s been transferred?
Jay Solomon
WATCH Hezbollah’s Hostages: The Lebanese Women Who Took to the Streets
Five years ago they rose up to save their country, only to be crushed by the terrorist group. Now, they’re calling on the world to hear their plea.
The Free Press
Gad Saad Survived War in Lebanon. He’s Warning About One in the West
The professor reveals how universities turned into hotbeds of ‘parasitic ideas’—and why we must fight against becoming ‘fully zombified.’
Bari Weiss
Why Is ‘The New York Times’ Not Disclosing a Source’s Ties to Hamas?
The NYT, NBC News, and Al Jazeera all called the same man to explain strife in Gaza: Hussein Owda. None revealed that he worked for the Hamas-controlled…
Olivia Reingold
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