Understanding the Perverse Appeal of the Anti-Israel Movement
“It has led some of the most decent, kind, and thoughtful people I know at Harvard to become propagators of anti-Semitism.”
June 27, 2022
A Century Ago, Ukraine Saw a New Kind of War on the Jews
Whole communities were wiped out in a matter of hours or days, making genocide seem possible.
When World War I officially came to a close in November 1918, Ukraine was immediately plunged into a complex set of conflicts involving a reborn Poland, a short-lived independent Ukrainian state, Ukrainian anarchists, Soviets, and Russian anti-Bolsheviks (“Whites”) seeking to restore the tsarist empire. Most of these groups saw Jews as convenient targets for their anger. Within a few years’ time, between 100,000 and 250,000 Jews were slaughtered. Magda Teter describes the events in a review of several recent books on the subject. She begins with the fate the city once known as Lemberg. (Free registration required.)
June 27, 2022
The Demise of UNRWA Is Long Overdue
A corrupt organization that wastes money, helps terrorists, and prolongs the conflict.
The Dangers of Peace in Yemen
The only way to strike a better political deal with the Houthis would be to weaken them militarily.
A Century Ago, Ukraine Saw a New Kind of War on the Jews
Whole communities were wiped out in a matter of hours or days, making genocide seem possible.
After 75 Years, the Completion of the “Talmudic Encyclopedia” Might Be in Sight
With volume 48, the seminal project has reached the letter mem.