The Strike on Syria Has Larger Implications
Donald Trump saved more lives than Barack Obama did in all his years in office.
April 10, 2017
Erez Bitton and the North African Poetic Awakening
The Homer of Lod.
After the Yom Kippur war, the blind poet Erez Bitton began writing poetry that explicitly reflected his experiences as an Algerian-born Jew living in Israel. His work, produced at a time when Mizraḥim (Jews from Muslim lands) still faced much prejudice, opened the door for a generation of Mizraḥi poets and artists. Matti Friedman writes:
April 10, 2017
Islamic State Borrows a Tactic from Hamas
The dead-baby strategy.
Egypt’s Awkward Reset with the U.S.
President Sisi returned to Cairo with little to show besides a big hug.
Erez Bitton and the North African Poetic Awakening
The Homer of Lod.
Who Knows “Uno”? The Many Sephardi Versions of a Passover Song
And the traditional importance of Maimonides’ principles of faith.