How the Iran Deal Could Spark War Between Israel and Hizballah
Making the Middle East less stable.
September 16, 2015
The Rise and Fall of Aramaic
Once an international language, it is now in danger of extinction.
Aramaic—the language of parts of the Bible, most of the Talmud, and much other Jewish religious literature—is still spoken today, although it is now in danger of extinction. But it was once the language that united the Middle East, as John McWhorter writes:
September 16, 2015
Israel Has Reopened Its Embassy in Egypt. Now What?
Will symbolic gestures lead to real economic cooperation?
A French Philosopher on Growing up Anti-Semitic and the Future of Europe
Pascal Bruckner’s oedipal philo-Semitism.
The Rise and Fall of Aramaic
Once an international language, it is now in danger of extinction.
Why Is the Former Leader of Israel’s Left Promoting Vladimir Putin’s Causes?
Yossi Beilin’s “two-state solution” for Ukraine.