Hamas Sets Its Sights on Taking over the PLO
Borrowing a page from Yasir Arafat’s playbook.
October 20, 2017
The Real Incident behind “Where They Have Burned Books, They Will End Up Burning People”
A German nationalist riot and a Muslim character in a play by Heinrich Heine.
The famous aphorism in the title of this item—often cited in reference to the Nazis—comes from Almansor, a play by the great German Jewish poet Heinrich Heine, published in 1823. The play is set in Granada just after its annexation to Christian Spain in 1492; the line is spoken by a Muslim character in reference to the mass burning of the Quran by the Inquisition. But, writes Shlomo Avineri, the author most likely had a different event in mind:
October 20, 2017
How the U.S. Can Stop Iran from Dominating the Middle East
Is Trump following in Obama’s footsteps?
The Real Incident behind “Where They Have Burned Books, They Will End Up Burning People”
A German nationalist riot and a Muslim character in a play by Heinrich Heine.
Isadore Greenbaum, the Jew Who Tried Singlehandedly to Take on American Nazis
Rushing the stage at Madison Square Garden.
In Syria, Russian Air Defenses Involve Much Bark and Little Bite
Moscow is reluctant to provoke conflict with the U.S. or with Israel.