European Aid to the Middle East Is Shaped by a Political Agenda
An agenda that includes hostility toward Israel.
February 18, 2019
The Enduring Legacy of Iran’s Call for Salman Rushdie’s Death
From the Danish cartoon to widespread self-censorship.
Last Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s infamous fatwa against the novelist Salman Rushdie, in which he called on Muslims to murder Rushdie and the publishers of his book The Satanic Verses. While Rushdie has long since come out of hiding, and has expressed his readiness to put the episode behind him, Jonathan Rauch argues that its legacy remains very much alive in the West:
February 18, 2019
Morality, Not Money, Is Behind U.S. Support for Israel
It’s not about the Benjamins.
The Enduring Legacy of Iran’s Call for Salman Rushdie’s Death
From the Danish cartoon to widespread self-censorship.
How the Talmud Anticipated Behavioral Economics
From ancient tort laws to modern Israeli psychologists.
Orthodox Rabbis Debate New York State’s New Abortion Law
An expansion of freedom to follow halakhah, or a license to kill?