The Settlements, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Danger of Conflating Politics with Law
Whatever happened to “It’s legal, but it stinks”?
December 5, 2019
The Settlements, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Danger of Conflating Politics with Law
Whatever happened to “It’s legal, but it stinks”?
Most objections to the State Department’s recent determination that international law does not prohibit Jews from living in the West Bank were based, Evelyn Gordon notes, on prudential rather than legal grounds. Citing as examples the statements of the presidential candidates Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, she points to the dangers of this inability, or unwillingness, to distinguish policy from law:
December 5, 2019
The Baby Bust and the New Progressive Turn against Marriage
In the era of polyamory and “escaping gender norms,” marriage becomes one script among many.
How Cowardice and Anti-Semitism Stopped One of the Earliest Anti-Nazi Films from Getting Made
The Mad Dog of Europe.
Understanding American Religious Freedom—beyond James Madison
Why the National Conference of Christians and Jews mattered.
A Supposed Letter from Joseph B. Soloveitchik Praising Meir Kahane Is a Fake
A misspelled signature and an uncharacteristic rebuke.