Lebanon’s Trial of the Century Ends Hizballah’s Charade, but Leaves Its Knife at the Country’s Throat
For Rafik Hariri, only a small step toward justice.
August 21, 2020
Remembering Ruth Gavison, a Great Zionist Thinker
Deeply rooted, but with cosmopolitan horizons.
Ruth Gavison, one of Israel’s foremost jurists and political theorists, died last week at the age of seventy-five. Allan Arkush remembers her not only for her intellectual accomplishments, passionate commitment to Zionism, and her deep moral sense, but also for her “approachability” and other personal qualities:
August 21, 2020
How Might Iran Respond to Israeli or American Sabotage?
Its bark exceeds its bite—but bite it will.
How India’s Bene Israel Helped to Build the Jewish State
They came to Israel not out of fear of persecution but out of love for their homeland.
Remembering Ruth Gavison, a Great Zionist Thinker
Deeply rooted, but with cosmopolitan horizons.
A 16th-Century Collection of Kabbalistic Magic, and the Story behind It
Elisha ben Gad’s Tree of Knowledge.