Why Now Is the Time to Strike Iran
Flipping the strategic script on the Islamic Republic.
Today’s Editors’ Picks
Friday, March 6
What Marco Rubio Really Said about the Timing of the War
He was in fact emphasizing U.S.-Israel cooperation.
Gavin Newsom Believes Israel-Bashing Is the Way to Get the Democratic Presidential Nomination
A contemptable interview.
A Great Soviet Jewish Writer’s Story of the Odessa Underworld
“Di Grasso.”
The Canadian Rabbi Who Passed Off Sherlock Holmes Fan Fiction as a Lost Rabbinic Manuscript
Yudel Rosenberg, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Maharal.
Past Editors’ Picks
Thursday, March 5
The Question Isn’t Why the U.S. Attacked Iran, but Why It Hasn’t Done So Sooner
Hysterical amnesia.
Iran Makes Its Last Stand
For now, its strategy of lashing out isn’t working.
Palestinian Leaders React to the Iran War
Hamas stands with Iran, Mahmoud Abbas with Jordan.
Michael Chabon’s Escapism Becomes Opera
When someone is trying to kill you, bullets are all that matter.
A Different View of Medieval Jewish Rationalism
Maimonides, Yehuda Halevi, and Andalusian philosophical mysticism.
Wednesday, March 4
A New Era of U.S.-Israel Cooperation Has Begun
It might herald a still-mightier coalition.
Israel’s Strategy in Lebanon
Hizballah may have walked into a trap.
No, Purim Wasn’t Cancelled in Israel This Year. Instead, Its Meaning Was Fulfilled
Together until victory.
Religion, Civic Virtue, and the American Crisis
Science is confirming forgotten truths.
How Judaism Approaches the Question of Life’s Meaning
From Ecclesiastes onward.
Tuesday, March 3
Whither Iran’s Jihadist Proxies?
Hizballah has been reluctant, the Houthis absent, and Tehran left to do the heavy lifting.
Half-a-Million Syrians Didn’t Have to Die
Imagine if the U.S. had an aggressive Iran strategy from the start.
How the Mossad Became Israel’s Deadliest Weapon against Iran
A former spymaster speaks.
Esther in Jewish Art
The medieval biblical Mona Lisa.
Remembering Amalek Means Remembering That Jews Fight Back
If we weren’t willing to fight for our values, any covenant with God would be meaningless.
Monday, March 2
The Attack on Iran Is a Blow to China
And boon for Japan.
Exquisite Intelligence and Tactical Superiority
A military analysis of the opening of the joint U.S.-American offensive.
While Bombs Fall on Their Homeland, Iranians Join Jews in Celebrating the Death of a Murderous Dictator
As progressives and neo-Nazis join in mourning him.
Just in Time for Purim, an Ancient Half-Shekel Coin
A symbol of Jews fighting for their freedom.
Two Zionist Writers Present Opposite Literary Perspectives on Mordecai—in Yiddish
The two Zerubavels.
Friday, February 27
Setting the Record Straight about “Settler Violence”
A grave problem, wildly exaggerated.
The Campaign to Punish the Gaza Humanitarian Fund for Feeding Palestinians
International do-gooders said nothing when twelve volunteers were murdered.
School Choice Reflects America’s Fundamental Values
Freedom of religion—and to raise children as one sees fit.
The Sordid Tale of Britain’s Family of Celebrity Nazi-Loving Aristocrats
The Mitford sisters.
The Last Saudi Arabian Jew Has Died
The story of David Shuker and a forgotten Jewish community.
Thursday, February 26
British Cowardice in the Face of Iranian Aggression
What the Chagos question reveals.
The Truth about Christians in Israel
The country’s most educated population is now embracing army service.
How to Reform Public Universities
Take a hint from Thomas Jefferson.
In England, a Resurgent Interest in Jewish Education among the Non-Orthodox
A ripple of October 7?
A Rare and Exquisite Artifact from Jerusalem’s Second Persian Period
A message of solidarity with the Iranian people.