The CIA’s Poorly Timed Demonstration of Weakness toward Iran
Exactly the wrong moment for a “softer approach.”
October 13, 2021
The Mossad Should Stay Out of the Limelight
The secret of its success has been the success of its secrecy.
In a recent speech to the Knesset, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett referred to a “complex” endeavor by Israeli intelligence operatives to find out the location of the body of Ron Arad—an Israeli airman who was captured in Lebanon in 1986. Dramatic stories soon followed in the Israeli press of the kidnapping of an Iranian general and other feats connected to this operation. Zev Chafets argues that Bennet erred by drawing attention to the Mossad’s activities:
October 13, 2021
The Mossad Should Stay Out of the Limelight
The secret of its success has been the success of its secrecy.
Dave Chappelle’s Jokes about “Space Jews” May Be in Poor Taste, but That’s No Reason to Jump on the Cancellation Bandwagon
The real threats to American Jewry lie elsewhere.
Jewish Thinkers’ Fatal Attraction to an Anti-Semitic Philosopher
Martin Heidegger, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Leo Strauss.
Did a 13th-Century Rabbi Know about Lightning Rods?
Baḥya ben Asher, magic, science, and church bells.