After the Doha Attack, a Diplomatic Tempest in a Teapot
Marco Rubio shows solidarity with Israel while Arab leaders bluster.
September 16, 2025
Louis Armstrong’s Star of David
And his visit to Israel.
While not himself a Jew, the celebrated trumpeter, singer, and composer Louis Armstrong always wore a Star of David around his neck. Armstrong’s connection with the Jewish people began when, as a small child, he was employed by a Jewish immigrant family in New Orleans, itself struggling to make ends meet. Guy Polat explains:
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The Learned and Unlearned Lessons of the First Gaza War
Time-limited campaigns can’t yield lasting deterrence.
A Jewish Perspective on the Murder of Charlie Kirk
Political violence becomes an American reality.
The Bottom-Up Nature of Rabbinic Authority
The tractate of “Rulings.”
Louis Armstrong’s Star of David
And his visit to Israel.