The Real War on Christians
The plight of Egypt’s Copts grows worse.
December 19, 2016
The Next Ambassador to Israel Isn’t a Traditional Diplomat—And?
He’ll be on the same page as his boss, and that can only be a good thing.
The choice of David M. Friedman as American ambassador to Israel has occasioned normal news coverage—and also a barrage of aggressive commentary from liberal opinion leaders. In an editorial, the New York Times criticized the choice because, among other things, Friedman is a “bankruptcy lawyer” lacking in traditional diplomatic experience. But, Elliott Abrams points out, the fact the Friedman is a bankruptcy lawyer “is not his only, or his primary, disqualification in the eyes of the Left. . . . The real problem is that Friedman’s views are anathema to them.” Those views, of course, are the views of the man taking over the White House—and having an ambassador on the same page as the president can only be a good thing. Abrams continues:
December 19, 2016
The Next Ambassador to Israel Isn’t a Traditional Diplomat—And?
He’ll be on the same page as his boss, and that can only be a good thing.
After Visiting Israel, a South African Activist No Longer Thinks it’s an Apartheid State
“My views on BDS have changed drastically.”
Reviving the Music of the Last Jewish Record Label Left Standing Under Nazi Rule
Bringing Jewish music back from the ashes of Kristallnacht.
The King Who Deposed the Maccabees and Renovated the Temple
Herod’s ambivalent relationship with Judaism.