A Senior Saudi Political Figure Takes the Palestinian Leadership to Task
Missed opportunities.
October 7, 2020
In Israel, the Ultra-Orthodox Face Their Own Coronavirus Battle
Troubled and frustrated by their own communities’ behavior.
As is the case in New York City, ḥaredi Jews in Israel are receiving special scrutiny for their alleged and real violations of social-distancing restrictions. Most recently, pictures have circulated of closely packed mourners at the funeral of the Pittsburgher rebbe, who himself died of complications from COVID-19. And as in New York, not all criticism of such scenes is external. Haviv Rettig Gur writes:
October 7, 2020
Hizballah’s Money Laundering Has Contaminated Lebanon’s Entire Financial System
A global criminal network.
In Israel, the Ultra-Orthodox Face Their Own Coronavirus Battle
Troubled and frustrated by their own communities’ behavior.
How Medieval Jewish Scholars Made Socrates into a Pious Monotheist
While others saw him as a skeptic.
What a Blood Libel on the Saint Lawrence River Reveals about American Exceptionalism
The exception that proves the rule.