If at first you don't succeed, make more problems for yourself. That seems to be the mantra in Washington when it comes to the Middle East. Every few years, a U.S. president asks Americans to go ...

Despite the extremely stiff competition, it’s fair to say that Donald Trump may be about to win the historical contest to become the all-time “Bibi’s Lapdog” among American presidents ...

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A novelist turns to nonfiction to make a bracing case for empathy In “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” Omar El Akkad criticizes the Western narratives that keep suffering ...

Robert S. Rifkind, who played a pivotal role in successfully defending Time magazine against a $50 million libel suit filed by Ariel Sharon, the former Israeli general, defense minister and later ...

Then came the Kadima Party—the epitome of the “old” center. Founded in 2005 by former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon—a towering security figure in the eyes of the Israeli public despite his role as ...

Another examined Israel’s role in the 1982 massacre, by a Lebanese Christian militia, of Palestinians in the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila in Beirut.

The greatest animated war films are visually arresting and profound works that showcase the best of the genre, from Grave of the Fireflies to Waltz with Bashir.

The greatest animated war films are visually arresting and profound works that showcase the best of the genre, from Grave of the Fireflies to Waltz with Bashir.

The Iron Giant is a perfect animated alien film, providing enjoyment for both adults and children. The Cold War element motivates the bad guys in the film but acts more in the background. However ...

America’s religious crowds were motivated by the biblical notion that “whoever blesses Israel will be blessed, And whoever curses Israel will”. The liberals, too, held Israel within a ...

The Sabra and Shatila massacre took place on September 16-18, 1982, with the killing of between 1,300 and 3,500 civilians—mostly “Palestinians” and Lebanese Shias—in Beirut’s Sabra ...