In a Changing World, Japan-Israel Relations Are Growing Stronger
The Abraham Accords, the war in Ukraine, and the rise of China have brought Tokyo closer to Jerusalem.
September 19, 2022
How a Socialist Revolution in Southeastern Germany Inspired Hitler
Jewish socialists didn’t cause anti-Semitism; the events associated with them merely reactivated it.
In 1918, as the German empire collapsed in the midst of its defeat in the First World War, a socialist revolution took place in Bavaria, establishing the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic. Shortly thereafter, this regime was overthrown by local Communists, whose repressive rule was subsequently ended by the German military and members of rightwing militias. The fact that Jews played leading roles in both these socialist governments—especially in the first, whose prime minister, Kurt Eisner, was a Jew—was not lost on their sympathizers. Nor was it lost on the National Socialists of Munich, the Bavarian capital, who in 1923 would attempt a revolution of their own in that city, directed by their new leader, Adolf Hitler.
September 19, 2022
The UK’s New Prime Minister Has a Strong Pro-Israel Record. But What Will This Mean in Practice?
Following in Margaret Thatcher’s footsteps?
Iran’s Supreme Leader Is Ailing, and He Has No Clear Replacement
The Islamic Republic may soon face its greatest crisis yet.
How Hasidim Became the Jews of the Jews
The New York Times displays a bigotry just about everyone can participate in.
How a Socialist Revolution in Southeastern Germany Inspired Hitler
Jewish socialists didn’t cause anti-Semitism; the events associated with them merely reactivated it.