With the Return of Sanctions, the U.S. Must Be Prepared for the Iranian Response
Will Tehran strike back?
November 6, 2018
Anti-Semitism Knows No Political Party
James Polite and the left’s Jewish problem.
The perpetrator of the Pittsburgh massacre was a denizen of far-right Internet communities, spurred to action, it seems, by news of the approaching caravan of would-be immigrants from Honduras. This combined with his belief in a Jewish plot to undermine the U.S. through mass migration—a plot in which the current president functions as a mere pawn. Meanwhile, a week after the shooting, police arrested a New Yorker named James Polite for writing “Die Jewish Rats” on the wall of a synagogue; they also suspect him of attempting to burn down seven schools and yeshivas in Brooklyn. Yet, although Polite’s attitude toward Jews closely resemble those of the Pittsburgh shooter, his political orientation is the opposite. Liel Leibovitz writes:
November 6, 2018
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Visit to Oman Shows That Improved Relations with Arab States Aren’t Dependent on the Peace Process
And the thaw goes beyond Oman.
Anti-Semitism Knows No Political Party
James Polite and the left’s Jewish problem.
How the Russian Revolution Transformed East European Jewry
The paradoxes of liberation and renewed persecution.
The Jew from Brooklyn Who Became Hemingway’s Favorite Bullfighter
Sidney Franklin, matador of the Torah.