Don’t Be Distracted by Hamas’s Claims to Moderation
The terrorist group turns 35.
December 23, 2022
A Newly Elected New York Congressman May Have Fabricated His Jewish Roots
George Santos’s dubious past.
“I’m Latino, I’m gay, I’m Jewish. I do what I want. I don’t fit in the boxes that they want me to fit in.” So said George Santos—recently elected as the congressman for a district that includes parts of Long Island and Queens—during a campaign interview in August. But since his election, reporters have uncovered several holes in Santos’s claims about his background and finances. Matthew Kassel scrutinizes the stories the thirty-four-year-old Republican has told about his ancestry:
December 23, 2022
How Congress Bullied the FBI into Its Shameful Investigation of Israel
“Cynical and nakedly political.”
The Great 16th-Century Rabbi Who Combined Legalism with Mysticism
Joseph Karo and the Judeo-Islamic tradition.
A Newly Elected New York Congressman May Have Fabricated His Jewish Roots
George Santos’s dubious past.
Hanukkah’s Forgotten Heroine
Judith was beloved by medieval Jews.