Israel May Have to Forfeit the Love of the West to Be Feared Again by Its Neighbors
A psychological, strategic, and social look at the Jewish state in crisis.
October 16, 2023
In France, a Formerly Anti-Semitic Party Stands with Israel
The political logic behind Marine Le Pen’s latest statement.
Much will be clarified in the coming weeks about how various political leaders, groups, and institutions respond to war between Israel and Hamas. In France, Marine Le Pen, the leader of the hard-right National Rally party, along with her number-two, issued strong statements of support for the Jewish state last week. Michel Gurfinkiel explains:
October 16, 2023
In France, a Formerly Anti-Semitic Party Stands with Israel
The political logic behind Marine Le Pen’s latest statement.
Rallying around Hamas at Yale
Campus anti-Semitism rears its ugly head.
The Mysteries of the Mishnah, and Its Journey into English
Christian Hebraists, Harvard professors, and the foundational text of postbiblical Judaism.
Andalusian Jewish Poetry’s Greatest Outsider, and Its Greatest Insider
Solomon Ibn Gabirol and Moses Ibn Ezra.