Why the UN Human Rights Council Can’t Be Reformed
Despite American efforts.
February 19, 2021
How Official Statistics Distort the Situation of Israel’s Poor and Keep Alive Failed Government Programs
Do a third of Israeli children really live in poverty?
In January, Israel’s National Insurance Institute (NII) released its yearly report on the economic situation of the citizenry, which paints a shocking picture, suggesting that one fourth of Israeli children live in poverty. Another government report puts the number at one in three. But, Amiad Cohen argues, these indices represent “a statistical fiction, radically different from the reality.” Worse still, the most recent NII statistics were deliberately reworked when the initial set appeared to downplay the effects of the pandemic:
February 19, 2021
How Official Statistics Distort the Situation of Israel’s Poor and Keep Alive Failed Government Programs
Do a third of Israeli children really live in poverty?
Don’t Look to Russia for Help in Dealing with Iran
If the U.S. wants to be tough on Moscow, it should pay attention to the Kremlin’s goals in the Middle East.
A Yiddish Journalist’s Rare and Honest Account of Stalin’s Brutalization of Ukraine
Jews were both victims and victimizers.
What Is the Meaning of Jewish History?
And does it have religious significance?