Understanding Israel’s War on Hizballah’s Finances
Why use sanctions when you can bomb the banks?
October 23, 2024
The Pope Cites a Favorite Verse of Anti-Semites in His Letter to Middle Eastern Catholics
A disaster for Jewish relations with the Vatican.
While Israel and its friends commemorated the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, and its foes celebrated it, Pope Francis marked the date with a letter to Middle Eastern Catholics. Ethan Schwartz finds nothing objectionable about the Vatican sending a missive to this vulnerable population, but is disturbed by the pope’s decision to cite John 8:44:
October 23, 2024
People in Close Contact with Iranian Intelligence Shouldn’t Be Handling America’s State Secrets
Someone leaked Israeli plans to Tehran.
The Pope Cites a Favorite Verse of Anti-Semites in His Letter to Middle Eastern Catholics
A disaster for Jewish relations with the Vatican.
Why Jews, Despite Everything, Should Rejoice This Simchat Torah
A message from 1973.
A Biophysicist’s Guide to Studying Genesis
Finding our place in the still-unfolding story.