Israel Doesn’t Need the Palestinian Authority
What happens if Mahmoud Abbas makes good on his threats?
July 28, 2020
Social-Media Platforms Are Quick to Stamp Out Racism. Less So Incitement to Anti-Jewish Violence
From Wiley to car-rammings.
Last week, the British musician Richard Cowie, Jr. (known by the stage name Wiley), declared on Twitter that Jews were “cowards” and “snakes,” and made all-too-familiar comments about Jews’ malign power. Twitter, after considerable outcry, removed the offending comments, and temporarily suspended Cowie’s account. But thousands of users of the platform—including the British chief rabbi and various figures from politics, journalism, and entertainment—were dissatisfied with its slow and tepid response, and are currently staging a 48-hour boycott of the website.
July 28, 2020
The New Iran-China Pact Is Aimed at Reducing U.S. Influence
It expands Chinese power while undermining American sanctions.
Social-Media Platforms Are Quick to Stamp Out Racism. Less So Incitement to Anti-Jewish Violence
From Wiley to car-rammings.
How the Supreme Court’s Expansion of Freedom of Religion Makes Its Decision on the Rights of Gays and Transsexuals Possible
No contradiction.
When the Yiddish Theater Tackled American Racism
Mississippi.