Israel Shouldn’t Get Its Hopes Up about Iraq
Any outreach to the Jewish state is a product of temporary desperation.
February 4, 2019
Israel Shouldn’t Get Its Hopes Up about Iraq
Any outreach to the Jewish state is a product of temporary desperation.
In 2018, multiple delegations of prominent Iraqis—including both Shiites and Sunnis—made sub-rosa visits to Israel; some Iraqi parliamentarians were apparently among them. News of the visits, which only became public a few weeks ago, sparked outrage in Iraq, and the speaker of the country’s parliament called for a formal investigation to identify and punish any officials who had contact with the Jewish state. To Edy Cohen, this reaction, together with prior experience, should be a warning to Jerusalem in its pursuit of ties with Baghdad:
February 4, 2019
Why American Efforts to Train Arab Armies Have Failed, and How They Can Succeed
A cultural gap not easily bridged.
Amnesty International’s Campaign against Tourism to Israel
An attempt to ignore the history of Judaism and Christianity.
Felix Nussbaum’s Artistic Depictions of the Holocaust as It Unfolded
Paintings from a Jew in hiding.
A Unique Biblical-Era Head Could Depict an Ancient King
A detailed miniature from Abel-beth-maacah.