At America’s Best Universities, Biblical Religion Is a Curiosity, if Not a Menace
When an administrator at Columbia told Jewish students to violate Rosh Hashanah.
October 20, 2021
From Training in Post-World War II Germany to Fighting a Desperate Battle against Egypt, an Israeli General Tells His Story
The tank is iron, but the man is steel.
During his long career in the IDF, Major General Yom Tov Tamir served as a tank officer in the Six-Day War (in which he was wounded), the War of Attrition, the Yom Kippur War, and the First Lebanon War. In 1964, he and a handful of other Israeli officers were selected—at America’s behest—to go to West Germany for training in armor tactics, where they served wearing German military uniforms. He discusses these experiences with John Spencer, an expert on urban warfare at West Point, giving particular attention to his role in the fighting along the Suez Canal in the 1973 war, when an Egyptian surprise attack overwhelmed Israeli defenses. Tamir concludes by explaining the significance of the IDF motto “The tank is iron, but the man is steel.” That is, human capabilities and morale are more important than any piece of technology. (A two-part podcast. Audio, 44 and 27 minutes, respectively.)
October 20, 2021
While America Dithers, Iran Moves Closer to Obtaining a Nuclear Weapon
Time is on the mullahs’ side.
From Training in Post-World War II Germany to Fighting a Desperate Battle against Egypt, an Israeli General Tells His Story
The tank is iron, but the man is steel.
Vienna’s Most Controversial Statue Is of a Still-Beloved Mayor Who Wedded Anti-Semitism to Democratic Politics
Karl Lueger inspired Theodor Herzl and Adolf Hitler—in very different ways.
An Israeli Diver Discovered a Crusader Sword at the Bottom of the Sea
Encrusted in shells but well preserved.