The Palestinian Turn Away from Arab Moderates Could Backfire
Embracing Qatar and Turkey is bad both for Mahmoud Abbas and for his neighbors.
October 15, 2020
Corruption, Not American Sanctions, Are the Cause of Iran’s Current Woes
Even Iranian politicians admit it.
“Show Mercy, Mr. Trump” reads the headline of a recent New York Times editorial urging the U.S. government to ease sanction on the Islamic Republic, which is suffering severely from the coronavirus pandemic. While many Iranians are indeed having trouble obtaining medicines, the problem, Alireza Nader explains, is corruption rather than American policies:
October 15, 2020
Corruption, Not American Sanctions, Are the Cause of Iran’s Current Woes
Even Iranian politicians admit it.
The British Government Has Stopped Persecuting Jewish Religious Schools. Now Those Schools Should Take Stock of Their Own Shortcomings
The specter of a secularist campaign to sexualize children isn’t an excuse for failure.
Embracing Shabbat in the Wake of a Massacre
Walking to synagogue.
A Year of Archaeological Discoveries Shows the Continuity of Jewish Life in the Land of Israel
Subterranean chambers and medieval synagogues.