Palestinian Christians are disappearing. Warnings are not enough.

August 30, 2026
Sami Mshasha 
Church leaders, activists, and Palestinian media keep sounding the alarm: Palestinian Christians are leaving the Holy Land. But what is needed now is an institutional and economic strategy that makes staying a viable choice, not just a moral one.

 

Orthodox Christians take part in the Easter "Holy Fire" celebrations on the eve of Easter Sunday on April 23, 2011, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built over the sites where Christians believe Christ was crucified and buried. (Photo: Sliman Khader/APA Images)

After giving up on military force, Trump’s new plan to defeat Iran is…more economic sanctions?

August 29, 2026
Mitchell Plitnick 
Trump's "Operation Economic Outcast" to impose secondary sanctions on countries trading with Iran is a tacit admission of U.S. military defeat. But sanctions haven't worked for 47 years, and Iran won't let the U.S. decide when the shooting war ends.

President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the press before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Friday, August 21, 2026. (Photo: White House/Flickr, by Molly Riley)