Egypt Finds Itself Trapped between the UAE and Saudi Arabia
Why it matters for Israel.
February 3, 2026
A 66-Year-Old Film Recalls a Bygone Israel and a Bygone Tolerance
Description of a Struggle.
In 1960, a filmmaker named Chris Marker spent four weeks in Israel making a documentary about the still-young country, titled Description of a Struggle. Born Christian Hippolyte François Bouche-Villeneuve in France, Marker liked to claim he was born in Mongolia. Matti Friedman writes that the film remains “hypnotic” to this day, and displays the director’s “humane optimism and sense of humor.”
February 3, 2026
Israel Can’t Leave Southern Lebanon Until Hizballah Is Disarmed
The lesson of decades of failure.
A 66-Year-Old Film Recalls a Bygone Israel and a Bygone Tolerance
Description of a Struggle.
As Parliament Debates Assisted Suicide, It Should Remember “Thou Shalt Not”
What Rabbi Sacks taught.
What the Numbers Don’t Say about Religion in America
Are there robust communities capable of sustaining belief and practice?