The Abraham Accords Withstood Their First Test
Recent fighting has failed to undermine Israel’s new alliances.
June 4, 2021
Palestinian Actions, Not Benjamin Netanyahu, Have Made Israel Averse to Territorial Compromise
Dispelling some myths about the recent developments in Israeli politics.
On Wednesday, the Knesset elected Israel’s next present, Isaac Herzog, who will assume office on July 9. Later the same day, Yair Lapid presented a coalition agreement to the current president, Reuven Rivlin. If the proposed coalition survives until its formal ratification by the Knesset, Naftali Bennett—who has spent the last several years trying to outflank the incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu from the right—will become the next prime minister. The agreement stipulates that Lapid, who leads the center-left party Yesh Atid, will replace Bennett after two years.
June 4, 2021
Palestinian Actions, Not Benjamin Netanyahu, Have Made Israel Averse to Territorial Compromise
Dispelling some myths about the recent developments in Israeli politics.
With Anti-Semitism on the Rise, Theodor Herzl Still Has the Answers
“There are many people with bad manners, but the Jews stand out.”
The Jewish Heroes of the Tulsa Massacre
A bit of light during a dark moment in American history.
A Moroccan-Born Jewish Artist Who Became the Master of a Traditional Artform
The grandfather of micro-drawing.