Hamas Flags Must Not Fly over al-Aqsa
Denying terrorists symbolic victory—the only kind that really matters.
Today’s Editors’ Picks
Tuesday, January 20
Is Now the Right Time for the U.S. to Strike Iran?
Pros and cons.
What the Saudi-Emirati Fight over Yemen Means for Israel
Will the Houthis emerge stronger, or more threatened?
The Forgotten Corner of Eastern Europe That Became a Short-Lived Jewish Paradise
The tragedy of Bukovina.
A Jewish Tour of the Hebrew Bible—for Catholics
No sola scriptura for Jews.
Past Editors’ Picks
Monday, January 19
Hamas Is Happy about Gaza’s New Governors
Israel must live with the least-bad option—and be wary.
How the U.S. Can Cripple Iran’s Rulers from a Distance
Knock out the Revolutionary Guard.
The Right Way to Fight Back against Hatred of Israel
Bring on the Australian cultural counterrevolution.
The Man Who Redefined American Jewish Religious Freedom
Rabbi Julius Berman, in memoriam.
How Religion Shapes the Politics of Young Americans
Surprising, and unsurprising, statistics.
Friday, January 16
Gaza’s Anti-Hamas Militias Still Matter
The jihadists are afraid of them.
Why Progressives Care about Gazans but Not Iranians
A consistent, and pernicious, ideology
Israel Is Everything Ireland Hoped to Become
The reasons for resurgent anti-Semitism on the Emerald Isle.
Jews Should Embrace the Christian King David Revival
The most complex of heroes.
Remembering a Great Archaeologist Who Loved Jerusalem
Gabriel Barkay, in memoriam.
Thursday, January 15
There Will Be No Peace in Gaza While Hamas Roams the Streets
The dangers of phase 2.
America’s Alliance with the Jews, and Its Enemies
The fake courage of the anti-Semites.
Iran’s Post-Ayatollah Future
Regime change is inevitable.
When Anne Frank Was a Jewish Girl
The uses and abuses of the most famous Holocaust diary.
What Talmudic Puns Reveal
Is a weasel a prophet?
Wednesday, January 14
The U.S. Has Drawn a Red Line in Iran. Now It Must Uphold It
The danger of repeating Barack Obama’s mistake.
American Jewry, Not Israel, Lost an Information War
The message: “we will not perish.”
The Anti-Israel Movement Comes for the Sciences
BDS stands in the way of progress.
The Yiddish Sherlock Holmes, Now in English
The creation of “one of the weirdest journalists ever to live in Galicia.”
The Literary and Intellectual World of Yemenite Jewry
The poet-rabbi Zechariah al-Dhahiri.
Tuesday, January 13
The Iran Uprising Viewed from China
Beijing won’t save the regime, but it will suffer from its collapse.
Anti-Semitism and Jewish Resilience in Jackson, Mississippi
“Devastated but ready to rebuild.”
The Meaning of Christian Zionism and the Message of Its Detractors
“At a minimum, American Christians should be just in our dealings with Israel.”
Burnt Offerings Are a Reminder That Humans, Too, Are Created Beings
The antithesis of idolatry.
When Hollywood Made Israel into Iran
Not Without My Daughter.
Monday, January 12
How America Can Help the People of Iran
And the role of the clergy in overthrowing clerical rule.
Haredi Protests and Foreseeable Tragedies
Who’s responsible for the death of Yosef Eisenthal?
Weapons Smuggling Enables Crime and Terror in Israel’s Borders
Time for Jerusalem to act.
Moses Isserles: Theologian, Mystic, and Shaper of the Ashkenazi Way
A systematic thinker with a philosophical mind.
The Jews of the American Revolution
Drawn to freedom.