Israel’s Electoral System Faces a Crisis, but Its Democracy Remains Strong
An inconclusive referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu.
March 26, 2021
Qatar Takes Its Middle Eastern Rivalries to the Big Business of Soccer
Yet another proxy war with the pro-Western Arab states.
For some time, Qatar—a major backer of Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and other Islamist groups—has been locked in a strategic struggle with the pro-Western and loosely pro-Israel bloc of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt. It has also kept up friendly relations with Iran, the sworn adversary of both the moderate Gulf states the Jewish one. Jordan Cope explains how this intra-Arab rivalry has spilled over into the realm of soccer:
March 26, 2021
Palestinian Elections Risk a Hamas Victory
A repeat of 2006?
The Seder Is Not the Time to Apologize for the Defeat of the Egyptians
The real reason for spilling wine from the cup.
A Future Israeli Chief Rabbi’s Vigorous Defense of Kosher Slaughter before the Irish Parliament
Isaac Halevy Herzog’s unwavering conviction that the Torah was given by a benevolent and compassionate God.
Qatar Takes Its Middle Eastern Rivalries to the Big Business of Soccer
Yet another proxy war with the pro-Western Arab states.