The editors of the JST are pleased to offer for downloading the Fall 2025 print issue, with a special focus on the Trump Peace Plan for postwar Gaza, along with analysis of Syria, the Middle East and developments around the world.
Print Issue No. 15: Trump: The Peacemaker
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October 2025
Recent Articles
The Unquiet Last Years of Naguib Mahfouz
Preface Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006) became the Arab world’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature in 1988. His 34 novels include the Cairo Trilogy (Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, and Sugar Street) and his dozens of movie scripts number among the top films of the Arab cinema. In addition, his essays were featured in the main Arabic […]
New York’s Zohran Mamdani and Chile’s Gabriel Boric
When he took office as Chile’s president in early 2022, the youthful Gabriel Boric was hailed internationally as the refreshing new face of progressive politics But he is concluding a four-year term as a battered figure; polls indicate his successor will come from Chile’s right. Boric’s trajectory may serve as a cautionary tale for the […]
The View Over the Yarmouk River, An Israeli Reserve Officer on the Israel-Syria border
As part of my army reserve service, I belong to a unit that is holding a sector opposite Syria and defending the State of Israel’s territory on the northern border. The scenery can only be described as breathtaking. The deep, carved Rokad River meets the Yarmouk River in a tri-border area, creating a magical, peaceful […]
