Recep Tayyip Erdogan Is Taking Israeli Hostages to Distract from His Domestic Woes
The arrest of two tourists follows a familiar pattern.
November 16, 2021
The Dangers—and Cowardice—of Becoming Inured to Terror
There shouldn’t be a rush to judgment, but there should be judgment.
In the British city of Liverpool on Sunday, Emad al Swealmeen transported a homemade bomb to a women’s hospital, which he apparently intended to attack. Fortunately, the bomb exploded before he got inside, and his was the only death. The police subsequently arrested four men on suspicion of terrorism, but then released them. Stephen Daisley, surveying the reactions of the British public, notes that the it has “stopped being horrified” by such acts of terrorism:
November 16, 2021
The Dangers—and Cowardice—of Becoming Inured to Terror
There shouldn’t be a rush to judgment, but there should be judgment.
Iran Is Returning to the Negotiating Table Because It Knows It Will Get a Good Deal
America has lost its deterrence.
A New History of the Tree of Life Massacre Corrects Some Misconceptions, and Creates Others
Squirrel Hill’s Jewish community isn’t stable, and anti-Semitic violence isn’t new to Pittsburgh.
How the Sh’ma Was Transformed from a Prayer to a Totem
Silver bracelets, Greek inscriptions, and centuries-old Jewish folk beliefs.