The U.S. Should Think Twice Before Giving a Financial Boost to Hizballah’s Criminal Empire
Drugs, sex trafficking, child soldiers, and terrorism.
June 7, 2021
Israel’s Ungainly New Government, Despite Its Flaws, Might Be Just What the Country Needs
The benefits of political paralysis.
Yesterday, the leaders of the eight parties that form the Jewish state’s new governing-coalition-to-be met for the first time. Although the coalition was officially approved by the president, it is far from a sure thing that it will be voted in by the Knesset—which might not happen until next week. David M. Weinberg considers the merits of this highly unstable and ideologically heterogenous new government:
June 7, 2021
When Israel Is Demonized and Hatred of Jews Doesn’t Meet the Definition of Bigotry, It Is Little Wonder That Anti-Semitism Flourishes
Or that Jews internalize it.
Israel’s Ungainly New Government, Despite Its Flaws, Might Be Just What the Country Needs
The benefits of political paralysis.
Was a Famed Hungarian Rabbi and Purported Founder of Orthodoxy a Jewish Edmund Burke?
The traditionalism of the Ḥatam Sofer.
Henrietta Szold: The Great Zionist and Philanthropist Who Founded Hadassah
The “mother of Youth Aliyah.”