How Mahmoud Abbas Crushed Palestinian Hopes for Democracy
One man, one vote, one time.
January 10, 2019
Despite Progress, Much Remains to Be Done in the Restoration of Art Plundered by the Nazis
A moral imperative.
The Washington Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art, signed by 44 countries in 1998, provide guidelines for the investigation of art that may have been looted by the Third Reich, and have allowed for the restitution of tens of thousands of works of art, books, and other objects. Yet, writes Stuart Eizenstat—one of the negotiators of the Washington Principles—much stolen artwork remains at large. In 2016 and 2018 Congress passed measures plugging certain legal loopholes that could interfere with the restitution of art to its rightful owners and their heirs:
January 10, 2019
The “Liberal Zionist” Assault on Birthright Betrays the Irrationality of Progressive Jewish Hostility toward Israel
Is Israel’s democracy less sacred than the moral comfort of American Jewish progressives?
Naftali Bennett’s New Party Might Signal a Major Change in Israeli Politics
Moving beyond the religious-secular divide.
The Bizarre and Sinister World of Digital Anti-Semitism
From cartoon frogs to Hitler.
Despite Progress, Much Remains to Be Done in the Restoration of Art Plundered by the Nazis
A moral imperative.