Snubbing a Reliable Ally, Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Tyrants
Compare the president’s treatment of Xi Jinping with his treatment of Netanyahu.
September 30, 2015
The Anti-Semitic Legacy of Amin Haj al-Husseini
A new translation of an anti-Semitic pamphlet.
Amin Haj al-Husseini, who was appointed “grand mufti” of Jerusalem in 1921, gained infamy for his violent opposition to Zionism and his friendship with Heinrich Himmler. Boris Havel argues that Husseini also played an important role in bringing anti-Semitism to the Muslim world through such wartime works as the pamphlet Islam and Judaism:
September 30, 2015
Why Aren’t Refugees Fleeing to Other Arab Countries? And Why Does Nobody Expect Them to be Welcomed There?
Arab cynicism and Western racism.
Making Sense of King David, the Bible’s Ambiguous Hero
Why is the founder of the Israelite kingdom portrayed in so many shades of gray?
The Anti-Semitic Legacy of Amin Haj al-Husseini
A new translation of an anti-Semitic pamphlet.
S. Y. Agnon’s Sukkot Tale of a Rabbi and a Citron
“The Etrog,” newly rendered into English.