A moral and strategic mistake.
Bashar al-Assad won’t change his ways.
It may also be sending a message to Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
But will the new approach work?
A tale of three summits.
The visit marks the first time an Arab government has welcomed the Syrian leader since civil war broke out in 2011.
The rehabilitation of Bashar al-Assad sends a message to tyrants everywhere.
Right makes might.
For Bashar al-Assad, mass-murder and support for terrorism paid off.
Almost as surprising as the UAE and Bahrain making peace with Israel.
Arab kings and princes may come bearing gifts, but they cannot buy the loyalty that Tehran has earned.
Yet it’s exactly what the Biden administration is doing.
Providing loopholes to American sanctions won’t end the war.
Not fighting terror, but supporting it.