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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

World leaders and dignitaries attend the funeral of the former Israeli leader Shimon Peres at Mount Herzl Cemetery on September 30, 2016 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO via Getty Images)

Commentary

An Enormous Funeral for an Enigmatic Israeli Leader

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Oct 4, 2016

Commentary

7 Min Read

Commentary

Charlie Brown to Stop Running Toward Football. Maybe.

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Oct 4, 2016

Commentary

3 Min Read

US President Barack Obama answers a question on Syria during a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister in Stockholm on September 4, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Barack Obama's Options

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Oct 3, 2016

Commentary

6 Min Read

Israeli President Shimon Peres in the President house on April 10, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images

Commentary

Shimon Peres was an Icon, a Giant and a Personal Hero

$Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and US Secretary of State John Kerry talking during an International Syria Support Group meeting at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel. (Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images)$

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and US Secretary of State John Kerry talking during an International Syria Support Group meeting at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel. (Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty Images)

Commentary

Kerry Accepts the Unacceptable

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Sep 25, 2016

Commentary

4 Min Read

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 22, 2016 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Real Middle East Story

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Sep 23, 2016

Commentary

6 Min Read

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Barack Obama, Putin's Patsy

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Sep 21, 2016

Commentary

2 Min Read

Commentary

'I was a Bargaining Chip' -- What I Wanted to Tell Congress

Saeed Abedini

Pastor, Human Rights Advocate

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Saeed Abedini & Lela Gilbert

Sep 21, 2016

Commentary

5 Min Read

Screenshot from the Prime Minister of Israel's "NO JEWS" YouTube video

Commentary

Bibi Takes His Case Against the Palestinians' Demands To the Internet

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Sep 21, 2016

Commentary

7 Min Read

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Saint Nick's Math Problem

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Sep 20, 2016

Commentary

5 Min Read

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 20, 2016 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Big Lie, Again