How Germany Became Iran’s Most Important European Ally
A century-long love affair.
February 14, 2020
How the Idea of Unlimited and Pernicious Jewish Power Seized Hold of the Anti-Israel Left
The Protocols of the Elders of AIPAC.
Wednesday, the office of the Minnesota congresswoman Betty McCollum published a statement condemning the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) as a “hate group” after it sponsored a Facebook advertisement critical of her. Condemnations of AIPAC and the “Israel Lobby,” which now predominate on the political left, have been a longstanding bipartisan feature of anti-Israel rhetoric in the U.S., ascribing to the group a near-supernatural power to dictate American foreign policy and stifle debate. As Sharon Goldman explains, such fantastical assumptions about Jewish influence go back many centuries, and have changed little:
February 14, 2020
The New U.S. Peace Plan Won’t Result in a Signing Ceremony on the White House Lawn. But That Doesn’t Mean It Will Fail
A skeptic discusses the plan with someone involved in its making.
How the Idea of Unlimited and Pernicious Jewish Power Seized Hold of the Anti-Israel Left
The Protocols of the Elders of AIPAC.
An Exquisite 15th-Century Prayer Book Becomes Available to the Public—Online
An illuminated manuscript reflecting the Roman Jewish rite.
When Jews Used Graveyard Nuptials to Ward Off Epidemics
The “black wedding.”