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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Mourners carry the coffins of the victims of the blast at the Coptic Christian Saint Mark's church in Alexandria on April 10, 2017. (MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

ISIS Palm Sunday Bombing in Alexandria: Coptic Christians' Endless Struggle for Survival

Samuel Tadros

Former Senior Fellow

Samuel Tadros

Apr 14, 2017

Commentary

6 Min Read

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at an exclusive interview with AFP in the capital Damascus on February 11, 2016. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Shooting at Monsters

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Apr 14, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

Commentary

¿Paz en Siria?

An Egyptian raises a cross made of palm leaves, originally intended for Palm Sunday celebrations, as he is being lifted by others at the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria, April 9, 2017. (MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

What Palm Sunday Means to Egypt's Copts

Samuel Tadros

Former Senior Fellow

Samuel Tadros

Apr 12, 2017

Commentary

7 Min Read

Commentary

From Responsibility to Protect to Slave Markets

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Apr 11, 2017

Commentary

2 Min Read

(stellalevi/Getty Images)

Commentary

Passover – The Remembrance of Suffering, Enslavement and God-Given Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Apr 10, 2017

Commentary

8 Min Read

DigitalGlobe imagery of the Shayrat Air Base outside of Homs, Syria. Closeup-1, April 7, 2016. (Photo DigitalGlobe/Getty Images)

Commentary

How Trump's Syria Missile Strike Could Transform the Middle East

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Apr 10, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

Analysis on Egypt's Church Bombings

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Apr 10, 2017

In the Media

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he walks to Marine One at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 18, 2017. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump's Conundrum: What Policy Will He Adopt After the Bombing?

Ronald Radosh

Former Adjunct Fellow

Ronald Radosh

Apr 9, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

$Russia's president Vladimir Putin during a meeting with his envoy to the Volga Federal District, Alexander Yevstifeyev (not in picture) in the Kremlin. (Mikhail Klimentyev\TASS via Getty Images)$

Russia's president Vladimir Putin during a meeting with his envoy to the Volga Federal District, Alexander Yevstifeyev (not in picture) in the Kremlin. (Mikhail Klimentyev\TASS via Getty Images)

Commentary

Did Putin Get the Message?

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Apr 8, 2017

Commentary

6 Min Read

The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) conducts strike operations while in the Mediterranean Sea, April 7, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/Released)

Commentary

In Striking Syria, Trump Made All the Right Calls

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Apr 8, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

US President Donald Trump delivers a statement on Syria from the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2017. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

America Is Back