Remembering the Heroism of Natan Sharansky, on the 30th Anniversary of His Release
A reminder that freedom itself is irrepressible.
February 12, 2016
Remembering the Heroism of Natan Sharansky, on the 30th Anniversary of His Release
A reminder that freedom itself is irrepressible.
Thirty years ago yesterday, the refusenik Natan Sharansky (now head of the Jewish Agency) was released from Soviet prison after eight years of confinement. (Read a moving tribute by his daughter, Rachel Sharansky Danziger, here.) Elliott Abrams recounts the circumstances and quotes Sharansky’s speech at his 1977 sentencing:
February 12, 2016
The West’s Failure to Understand Religious Triumphalism Puts It at Risk
Triumphalist Muslims have learned to lead with their glass chin.
What Does One Find at a Student Anti-Racism Conference? Anti-Semitism, of Course.
How the “progressive” left adopted the anti-Israel cause.
Ancient Roman Canals Discovered Near the Dead Sea
Designed for growing persimmons.
The Orthodox Rabbi Who Pioneered Critical Talmud Scholarship
And dissected the layers of the Mishnah.