Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech Was a Triumph, Aimed at a Distant Audience
Addressing Congress and speaking to Saudi Arabia.
July 26, 2024
Is International Humanitarian Law Saving Lives or Risking Them?
If the U.S. wants to uphold high moral standards, it should consider amending laws that don’t work.
Beyond Kamala Harris, beyond Netanyahu’s speech, beyond the near riots in Washington is another main story of the day. That would be the IDF’s recovery of the bodies of five Israelis who were murdered on October 7. The corpses were being held in a tunnel beneath one of the safe zones for civilians Israel has designated in Gaza; no doubt Hamas was keeping them as gruesome bargaining chips.
July 26, 2024
Is International Humanitarian Law Saving Lives or Risking Them?
If the U.S. wants to uphold high moral standards, it should consider amending laws that don’t work.
How Max Nordau Agreed to Play Second-Fiddle to Theodor Herzl
Although older and, at the time, more famous, he put away his pride.
How Anti-Semitism and the Casting Off of Tradition Ruined Stefan Zweig’s Golden Age
The World of Yesterday.
When an Aged Moses Passed the Torch to Joshua
The wages of drawing water and rearranging chairs.