War with Iran Isn’t on the Horizon. So Why All the Arguments against It?
The echo chamber returns.
May 20, 2019
A New Palestinian Political Party Promises Peace and Prosperity. But It’s Unlikely to Get Any Traction
Its fortunes have implications for the U.S. peace plan.
At the beginning of this month, a businessman from Hebron named Ashraf Jabari announced the formation of a new Palestinian political party, Reform and Development. Bassam Tawil describes its agenda, and the challenge it faces:
May 20, 2019
What Israel Can Teach the U.S. about Religious Pluralism and Tolerance
How particularism can accommodate religious minorities better than aggressively secular liberalism.
Remembering Herman Wouk—and Plucky, Unlucky, Marjorie Morningstar
A great Jewish writer, and the underappreciated depth of one of his most popular novels.
A New Palestinian Political Party Promises Peace and Prosperity. But It’s Unlikely to Get Any Traction
Its fortunes have implications for the U.S. peace plan.
What Animal Bones Reveal about the Negev under Byzantine Rule
Not just sheep and goats, but also pigs, antelope, and crocodiles.