Why Scottish Soccer Fans Wave Israeli and Palestinian Flags
A proxy for centuries-old sectarian tensions.
September 8, 2022
Despite the Sunni-Shiite Divide, al-Qaeda and Iran Work Together
What a photo and a federal court’s ruling reveal.
When the Obama administration negotiated its 2015 nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic, it hoped doing so would foster a new Middle Eastern order in which Shiite Iran would use its power against Sunni jihadist groups like al-Qaeda and Islamic State—relieving America of the burden of fighting them. This strategy rested on a number of false premises. Jonathan Schanzer explores one:
September 8, 2022
Despite the Sunni-Shiite Divide, al-Qaeda and Iran Work Together
What a photo and a federal court’s ruling reveal.
The Associated Press Accidentally Tells the Truth about Its Coverage of Hamas
Intimidation that may not be named.
Jewish Economics in the Venice Ghetto
Loans, schmattes, and medical care.
Joseph Roth: The Sublime Novelist of Habsburg Nostalgia and Jewish Pessimism
“They mean to burn our books, and us along with them.”