By Arresting Foreigners and Detaining Ships, Iran Reverts to Its Favorite Method of Diplomacy
“Give us what we want, or we’ll do to your people what we do to ours.”
July 23, 2019
By Arresting Foreigners and Detaining Ships, Iran Reverts to Its Favorite Method of Diplomacy
“Give us what we want, or we’ll do to your people what we do to ours.”
On Friday, Iranian naval vessels seized an oil tanker flying the British flag, along with its crew. Taking foreigners hostage has long been a preferred tactic of the Islamic Republic, as Bobby Ghosh writes:
July 23, 2019
Explaining Anti-Semitic Violence in New York City
The idea that Jews are a rich, powerful, turbo-white elite has plenty of purchase.
Greece Swings from Left to Right, but Its New Friendship with Israel Is Likely to Remain Stable
And the neo-Nazis are out of parliament.
The Buried Medieval Jewish Treasure of Colmar
Including a “mazal tov” ring.
Interpreting the Legends of the Talmud
But ignoring the great rabbinic commentaries on them.