Hamas Is Happy about Gaza’s New Governors
Israel must live with the least-bad option—and be wary.
January 19, 2026
The Right Way to Fight Back against Hatred of Israel
Bring on the Australian cultural counterrevolution.
Australia recently experienced two controversies involving anti-Semitism and free speech. In the first, a cartoon, published in a major newspaper, implied that Benjamin Netanyahu has somehow manipulated the entire Australian government into launching a committee of inquiry into the Bondi Beach massacre. In the second, Randa Abdel-Fattah, a writer known for a bloodthirsty obsession with Israel—who has worked to drive Zionists out of public life—was disinvited from a literary festival. (The festival then apologized to her and decided to cancel itself for 2026.) Julie Szego examines the situation:
January 19, 2026
How the U.S. Can Cripple Iran’s Rulers from a Distance
Knock out the Revolutionary Guard.
The Right Way to Fight Back against Hatred of Israel
Bring on the Australian cultural counterrevolution.
The Man Who Redefined American Jewish Religious Freedom
Rabbi Julius Berman, in memoriam.
How Religion Shapes the Politics of Young Americans
Surprising, and unsurprising, statistics.