Driven from Iraq and Syria, Islamic State Turns Up the Heat in the Sinai
Attacks on both Israel and Egypt in one day.
October 19, 2017
Slowly but Steadily, Israeli Arabs Warm to the Jewish State
Building a sukkah in Nazareth.
During the recent holiday of Sukkot, Khalil and Raheem Bakly—Arab Israelis living in the town of Upper Nazareth—built a sukkah outside their house and placed advertisements in local papers inviting both Jews and Arabs to come visit. Just a few days earlier, the Arab Knesset member Hanin Zoabi gave a speech in Texas where she denied that Jews have any right to self-determination. Evelyn Gordon argues that, while both attitudes have their adherents among Israel’s Arab citizens, the Baklys’ approach is steadily gaining ground:
October 19, 2017
The Iranian Foreign Minister’s Cynical Charm Offensive
A credulous listener’s idea of a foreign-policy whiz.
Slowly but Steadily, Israeli Arabs Warm to the Jewish State
Building a sukkah in Nazareth.
A Collection of Long-Lost Manuscripts Sheds Light on Medieval Afghan Jewry
Including a liturgy almost identical to that used today.
How Louis Brandeis’s Uncle May Have Saved Zionism
Setting an example of the Jewish commitment to both the universal and the covenantal.