The sudden collapse of the Assad regime has led to jubilation in Syria, and all sorts of speculation by analysts as to what this will mean both for the future of Syria and for its neighbors. More of one such example of speculation can be found here: “Syrian turmoil resurfaces: Turkey rises, Iran threatens, and […]
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Germany ‘freezes Syrian asylum decisions’ as Syria falls
Welcoming Germany became the largest refugee-hosting country in the European Union during the decade-long Syrian civil war and Biden’s debacle in Afghanistan. 2.5 million refugees entered Germany “from all over the world, including more than 1 million refugees from Ukraine.” “From all over the world” means predominantly from Syria and Afghanistan. The nightmare for Germany as […]
Why Assad Fell
The rebel offensive came at a moment of relative weakness for three of Syria’s most important supporters. Iran’s ability to help has been curtailed by its conflict with Israel; Russia’s military has been sapped by its invasion of Ukraine; and Hezbollah, which had previously supplied fighters to aid the Assad government’s fight against the Islamic […]
Rasmus Paludan’s Fight to Stop Islamization and Save the West
Relentlessly hunted by Islamic terrorists, persecuted by Western governments, and vilified by media elites, Leader of Denmark’s Hard Line Party, Rasmus Paludan remains unwavering in his battle to stop Islamization, defend free speech, and prevent Europe from facing cultural and demographic annihilation, no matter the cost. In an in-depth interview with RAIR Foundation, Rasmus Paludan, […]
Turkey’s Erdogan Makes Us Ask Once Again: Why is This Country in NATO?
New in PJ Media: Recep Tayyip Erdogan doth bestride Turkey like a colossus. President since 2014 and before that, prime minister for eleven years, Erdogan has worked assiduously throughout this century to destroy Kemalist secularism and restore Turkey’s Islamic character. Erdogan has also made no secret of wanting to restore not just Islamic law, but […]
Introducing Naim Qassem, New Head of Hezbollah
After Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, was assassinated by Israel, and then his presumed successor Hashem Safieddine suffered the same fate, the intrepid or foolhardy Naim Qassem took over at the end of October as head of the organization that has just suffered the worst defeat in its history. Salem Altekti, a UAE analyst, […]
Biden Chooses His Reading Material
Is a picture worth a thousand words? As Robert Spencer discussed here, President Joe Biden was photographed on Black Friday coming out of a bookstore on Nantucket, holding a copy of a polemic posing as history — “The Hundred Years’ War On Palestine,” by Rashid Khalidi, a former PLO propagandist and professor, now emeritus, at […]
What’s Wrong with the Israel-Lebanon Agreement? Everything.
That is the dismal conclusion of Michael Rubin, who writes about the Middle East from his perch at the American Enterprise Institute. More of his view of the agreement can be found here: “Don’t Celebrate Israel’s Ceasefire with Hezbollah Yet,” by Michael Rubin, Middle East Forum, November 26, 2024: On November 26, 2024, in a […]
Pope Francis Wants Israel Investigated for ’Genocide’ When Rome Is Guilty of Far Worse
Will the pontiff heed calls for a probe into the Vatican’s own historic complicity with genocidal regimes? Jesus reserved his severest verbal floggings for hypocrites. “You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye,” he preaches in the […]
EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Wants It to Suspend Engagement with Israel, But Have Closer Ties with Iran
For the past five years, Josep Borrell has served as the European Union’s foreign policy chief. In that role, he has become a constant scold of the Jewish state, becoming ever more critical since Israel launched its attack on Hamas in Gaza on October 8, 2023. Now, as he comes to the end of his […]