The American-Led “Peace Process” in the Middle East Has Not Been a Failure
Looking at the big picture.
September 13, 2018
Searching for the Traces of Judaism in Portugal
And the remote crypto-Jewish community that persisted into the 20th century.
In the late 14th century, as the persecution of Spanish Jews by their Christian rulers grew more severe, many fled to nearby Portugal. Many more would arrive after the expulsion of the Jews in 1492; only a few years later, however, the Portuguese monarchy forcibly converted its own Jewish population. As a result, crypto-Judaism persisted in Portugal much longer than it did in Spain. The historian Henry Abramson describes several weeks spent in Portugal on a tour of Jewish sites, and tells the story of the country’s Jews;
September 13, 2018
Declassified Interrogations Help Explain Iran’s Strategy in Iraq
And America’s failure to curb it.
The Soviet Union Is Long Gone, but Soviet-Style Anti-Semitism Thrives in Britain
The roots of Jeremy Corbyn’s rhetoric.
Why Religion Is the Best Safeguard for Liberty
Benjamin Constant’s On Religion.
Searching for the Traces of Judaism in Portugal
And the remote crypto-Jewish community that persisted into the 20th century.