News DeskHezbollah, Israel, and a Fragmenting Middle East
On Wednesday, it looked like an old battle in Lebanon and Israel might be reignited.
January 29, 2015
Annals of TechnologyThe Myth of the Megalith
Archaeologists in Baalbek, Lebanon, recently discovered a three-million-pound foundation stone. On whose orders was it cut, and why was it abandoned?
December 18, 2014
News DeskAnother Siege: Israel’s War on the P.L.O.
The war in Gaza offers numerous parallels to the bombardment of Beirut in 1982.
August 2, 2014
A Reporter at LargeThe Thin Red Line
Inside the White House debate over Syria.
May 6, 2013
Letter from Tel AvivThe Vegetarian
A notorious spymaster becomes a dissident.
August 27, 2012