There Is No Such Thing as a Right to Enrich
And the U.S. shouldn’t acknowledge one, even in theory.
Today’s Editors’ Picks
Tuesday, April 21
A Catholic Zionist’s Letter to the Israeli Soldier Who Defaced a Christian Statue
“You have handed Israel’s enemies a piece of propaganda the likes of which they could never have dreamed.”
How Harvard Betrayed Its Mission
Scholarship is supposed to stand above the fray. Claudine Gay thought otherwise.
It’s the World of Genesis, Not of the Greeks, That Astronauts Found in Space
Artemis II and Apollo 8.
Hannah Szenes’s Sacrifice for Zionism
Substantiating a legend.
Past Editors’ Picks
Monday, April 20
The Dangers of the Cease-Fire in Lebanon
What might make this truce different from the last one.
The Islamic Republic Has Been Permanently Hollowed Out
Its survival is no victory.
The Democrats Abandon Israel
The Jewish state must start making its own arms.
Muriel Spark’s Repressed Jewish Commitments
A celebrated Scottish novelist’s conversion to Catholicism.
The Meaning of the Hebrew Months
“First fruits,” “blossom,” and “season.”
Friday, April 17
Israel and Lebanon Were Almost Allies
The pre-1948 era of bon voisinage.
Mainstream Democrats Welcome the Anti-Semites
Hasan Piker and the big, Israel-hating tent.
Trendy Anti-Zionist Literary Manifestos
Ethnic groups tend not to offer certificates of achievement to those cheerleading their destruction.
The Biochemicals Getting Yiddish-Sounding Names
Followers of a questionable health fad are taking MENTSH injections.
To the Talmud, There Are Worse Things Than Being a Hypocrite
A hasidic exegesis about leprosy.
Thursday, April 16
The Iran War and the Future of the Abraham Accords
Will Saudi Arabia turn towards Israel, or away?
Understanding the Naval Showdown Between the U.S. and Iran
So, you want to blockade a strait . . .
Jewish Writers Think the Jewish Book Council Is Too Jewish
Affirmative action for Israel-haters.
Barnett Newman’s Jewish Preoccupations, and His Art
To “my dear son, Master Baruch.”
An Introduction to Baseball for Yiddish Speakers
“Why should each one be called with a specific name—one pitcher and one catcher?”
Wednesday, April 15
France and Britain Should Be Supporting Israel in Its Fight with Hizballah, Not Condemning It
They are doing Lebanon no favors.
How Iran Dragged Israel into Its War with America
Seven myths that need debunking.
Iran Hasn’t Won the Confrontation over Hormuz
Not bugging out.
John Updike’s Jewish Problem
“Updike’s Jews are grotesque, the men hairy and hunched, the women dumpy and frizzy-haired.”
Preserving American Jewish Life Outside the Big Cities
The number of synagogues in the U.S. has dropped by a fifth since 1990.
Tuesday, April 14
Israel Turns Up the Heat on Hizballah’s Local Allies
America should add to the pressure.
The War with Iran Is Europe’s War Too
For 45 years, Western politicians have ignored the threat.
China Is Paying the Price for the Hormuz Blockade
A global perspective on the latest stage of the war.
Holocaust Education Risks Becoming a Trojan Horse for Holocaust Inversion
The infiltration of American public schools.
The Right and Wrong Lessons of Yom Hashoah
The Holocaust kitsch of the anti-Zionists.
Monday, April 13
Israelis Understand That Even If the Latest Battle with Iran Is Over, the War Will Go On
Unlike America, Israel can’t just walk away.
Arabs and Westerners Watched Two Very Different Wars
“The first, primary, and fundamental enemy is Iran, not Israel.”
By Hosting Tehran-Washington Talks, Pakistan Put Itself Back on the Map
Islamabad has gained influence in the Middle East.
Athens, Jerusalem, and the American Idea
Restoring the covenant.
“The Most Cantankerous of Yiddish Poets”
Moyshe-Leyb Halpern combined sensitivity, integrity, and a desire to reveal the ugly truth.