Why Peace Talks between Israel and the Palestinians Always Fail
An exceptionally well-developed capacity for selective blindness.
June 13, 2017
Philip Roth’s Newark and Its Jews
A once-bustling immigrant city.
Last fall, the writer Philip Roth bequeathed some 4,000 books to the public library in his hometown of Newark, NJ, which figures prominently in over a dozen of his novels as well as in many of his short stories and essays. The city, once a prosperous center of manufacturing and commerce, now symbolizes urban blight and decline. Drawing on Newark’s actual history, Steven Malanga analyzes its role in Roth’s oeuvre.
June 13, 2017
Did the British Election Contain a Silver Lining for Israel?
The Ulster Protestants now have power.
Mahmoud Abbas Has a Strong Record of Condemning Terror, Except When It’s Directed against Israel
A verbal charade.
An Ancient Artifact Contains Clues about Synagogues during the Second Temple Period
The mystery of the Magdala stone.
Philip Roth’s Newark and Its Jews
A once-bustling immigrant city.