The U.S. Can Still Act in Syria Before It’s Too Late
The alternative is more bloodshed and ceding power to America’s enemies.
March 14, 2018
The Case against Punishing Celebrities Who Boycott Israel
Lorde won’t play in Tel Aviv. Will she be able to play in Florida?
In December, the New Zealand-born singer known by the stage name Lorde canceled an upcoming concert in Tel Aviv, citing the “overwhelming number of messages and letters” encouraging her to boycott Israel and “a lot of discussions with people holding many views.” A member of the Florida House of Representatives is now urging his state to use its anti-BDS laws to prevent Lorde’s upcoming performance in Florida. Adam Shay suggests that this might not be the best use of anti-boycott laws:
March 14, 2018
How American Publishers Shun Scholarship That Contradicts the Palestinian Narrative
Was there a massacre at Deir Yassin?
The Records of a Secret Facebook Group Show How Deeply Mired Jeremy Corbyn Is in Anti-Semitism
The leader of the UK’s Labor party was a member of a group run by Holocaust deniers.
The Medieval Rabbis Who Thought They Could Understand God’s Will from Nature—and from Stories of Werewolves
The Ḥasidey Ashkenaz and God’s wonders.
The Case against Punishing Celebrities Who Boycott Israel
Lorde won’t play in Tel Aviv. Will she be able to play in Florida?