The Lessons of the Palestinian Model City
Rejecting the “theology of victimization.”
June 17, 2016
Iran Prepares for a New Civil War in Iraq
Extremists thrive on turmoil.
Leading the ongoing battle to free the Iraqi city of Fallujah from the clutches of Islamic State (IS) is a group of Iran-backed Shiite militias who have the support of Baghdad and are working in cooperation with the U.S.-led coalition. These militias have been executing locals Sunnis, and some 600 men are now reported missing. Max Boot writes:
June 17, 2016
Elie Kedourie’s Radical Dissent from Orientalist Orthodoxies
An Iraqi Jew and leading scholar of the Middle East.
Iran Prepares for a New Civil War in Iraq
Extremists thrive on turmoil.
A Tale of Wealth, Corruption, and Small-Town Jewish Mores
A member of the Rothschild family finds himself in a small shtetl for the Sabbath.
Religion May Be Part of Human Nature, But Why?
Fear of retribution vs. craving transcendence.