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Survival means victory: Preserving honor as a war objective - opinion

From Egypt to Iran, leaders often choose honor over surrender, enduring defeat rather than risking public humiliation.

 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 25, 2024
View of the Conseil d'Etat, France's highest administrative court, in Paris, France, January 25, 2024.

Paris court dismisses Jewish family's compensation claim against government for not paying rent

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reacts at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025.

Iraq's former PM who helped fuel ISIS makes unlikely comeback - analysis

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. The nationwide protests started in Tehran's Grand Bazaar against the failing economic policies in late December, which spread to universities and other cities

'Delayed deaths': UK report claims chemical agents used on Iranian protesters


Judaism's view of the Almighty and Israel's almighty weapon

The Jerusalem Post

Jewish Ideas Daily: The problem of evil

Baron-Cohen is a leading member of an international cadre of cutting-edge clinical scientists who painstakingly study the functioning of compromised human brains.

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This Week in History: Toppling Saddam Hussein

The dramatic scene of knocking down one of hundreds of statues of the dictator, turned out to be not much more than an opportune media event.

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'Global March to Jerusalem:' If it’s not about Israel, it’s not about us

The Jerusalem Post

Gunmen raid on Iraq checkpoints, kill 27

Insurgents disguise themselves as police, raid homes in western Iraq, kill at least 27 members of security forces.

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This Week in History: Saddam terrorizes Israel

Hoping to fracture the coalition of countries lined up against him, Saddam Hussein dragged Israel into the Gulf War.

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Iraq: Not the fall of Saigon, but certainly the fall of democracy

The Jerusalem Post

US marks official end to Iraq war in Baghdad

Nearly 9 years after invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, US Defense Secretary Panetta packs up military flag.

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November 15: Disquieting disparity

A kidnapped Venezuelan athlete is located 50 hours later and rescued, but it takes five years and a 1,000 terrorists to free an Israeli soldier.

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Operation Persia

The Jerusalem Post