The First-Ever Trial of an Israeli Prime Minister Is Also a Trial of the Country’s Judicial System
The charges: megalomania, overstepping authority, and placing ideology above the law.
May 27, 2020
The Iranian Regime’s Renewed Assault on Religious Minorities Makes Jews Especially Vulnerable
Arson at the tomb of Esther and Mordechai.
On May 15, someone broke into and set aflame a shrine in the Iranian city of Hamadan that—according to local Jewish tradition—encloses the tomb of the biblical Esther and Mordecai. The Iranian government bears responsibility for this act of arson, write Alireza Nader and Benjamin Weinthal:
May 27, 2020
The Iranian Regime’s Renewed Assault on Religious Minorities Makes Jews Especially Vulnerable
Arson at the tomb of Esther and Mordechai.
Try as He Might, Mahmoud Abbas Can’t Do Much to End Cooperation with Israel
But the ball is now the Palestinians’ court.
An Israeli Six-Year-Old Discovers a Canaanite Artifact from Over Three Millennia Ago
A triumphant warrior and his humiliated captive.
The Sartorial Beauty of Yemenite Jews’ Marriage Rituals
In Israel, the henna ceremony is experiencing a comeback.