What the Saudi Visit to Israel Does—and Doesn’t—Mean
Unprecedented, but not necessarily a harbinger of strengthening ties.
July 29, 2016
Falling for Islamic State Propaganda about Christians
Yes, it’s genocide.
On June 15, the Independent Commission of Inquiry on Syria released a report on the ongoing genocide of Iraqi Yazidis, an ethnically Kurdish religious group, by Islamic State (IS). The same report dismisses the accusation that IS is also bent on exterminating Christians. Nina Shea argues that the Commission—an influential body established by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights—has credulously believed IS denials while ignoring a great deal of contrary evidence:
July 29, 2016
Falling for Islamic State Propaganda about Christians
Yes, it’s genocide.
European Confusion in the Face of Terror
Before IS there was al-Qaeda. After IS there will be something else.
The Underground World of Ultra-Orthodox Quasi-Academics
Wisdom belongs to the discreet.
S.Y. Agnon’s History of His Hometown, Told in Short Stories
Fish that turn into frogs, a dead count, and halakhic humor.