Iranian Moderates vs. Hardliners: A Myth That Won’t Die
One of its first propagators is now being held hostage by the “moderates.”
September 6, 2019
The Campaign for Academic Boycotts of Israel Has Stalled
Some good news on BDS.
In 2015, the movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction the Jewish state (BDS) seemed to be making strides in the universities, as the National Women’s Studies Association followed in the footsteps of other scholarly organizations in endorsing a boycott of Israeli academic institutions. But, notes Jonathan Marks, no scholarly organization has passed a BDS resolution since then—which suggests that the tide may be turning:
September 6, 2019
The Campaign for Academic Boycotts of Israel Has Stalled
Some good news on BDS.
Instead of Catering to Anti-Religious Bigotry, Israeli Secularist Politicians Should Learn from David Ben-Gurion
“There is no wall of separation in Israel between Judaism and humanism.”
Why the Book of Job Proves So Difficult to Translate
Pseudo-archaic poetry, foreign vocabulary, and webs of references.
An Aspiring English Novelist Tells How He Became a Successful Jewish One
“Being Jewish, Sefton Goldberg . . . ”