Learning the Lessons of Israel’s War of Attrition with Egypt
Not the last time Western powers encouraged Israel to make concessions without receiving peace in return.
June 10, 2020
Political Deadlock and Pandemic Show the Weakness of Israel’s Cabinet Ministers
In praise of unelected bureaucrats.
In Israel, the ministers who form the executive branch are elected members of the Knesset. They obtain their positions as part of the horse-trading process that goes into forming a governing coalition. For instance, the outgoing health minister Yaakov Litzman, who received much criticism for his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak, was appointed not because of any special expertise or interest in public health, but because he demanded the post in exchange for bringing his United Torah Judaism party into the coalition.
June 10, 2020
Political Deadlock and Pandemic Show the Weakness of Israel’s Cabinet Ministers
In praise of unelected bureaucrats.
Iran’s Coronavirus Disinformation Provides an Opportunity for the U.S.
Combat conspiracy theories with the truth.
No Historic Duty toward Other Men Should Prevent Jews from Attending to Their Own Difficulties
The late Tunisian-Jewish intellectual wonders if he is a traitor.
Why Bow before God?
Not an expression of indignity, but of commitment to being an agent of the divine will.