By Seeking to Open a Consulate in Jerusalem, the Biden Administration Is Recognizing Palestinian Claims There
Should Israel’s capital be the only one in the world with both a U.S. embassy and a consulate?
October 8, 2021
The Treacherous Former Jew, the Duchess Who Would Be Queen, and a Crucial Moment in the History of French Anti-Semitism
Before Alfred Dreyfus, there was Simon Deutz.
In 1832, Duchess Marie Caroline of Berry—a Sicilian princess and the daughter-in-law of the deposed king of France—landed in Marseille in an attempt to overthrow the new king, whom conservatives and royalists tended to see as a usurper. The “Legitimists,” as her supporters were known, tended to be staunch Catholics and social and political conservatives who abhorred the French Revolution and anything that smacked of republican government. But her closest confidant during the two years leading up to the invasion was Simon Deutz, the son of France’s chief rabbi and a recent convert to Catholicism—who betrayed her at the very last moment, once it became clear that her plot had failed. Ethan Katz, reviewing a recent book about the relationship between Deutz and Marie Caroline, writes:
October 8, 2021
Iran’s Drones Are a Powerful New Weapon of War
They can’t win decisive victories, but they can wreak havoc.
When the Next Arab Spring Comes, America Should Be Ready—and Shouldn’t Forget the Abraham Accords
Simultaneously weighing values and interests.
W.G. Sebald Plundered Jews’ Stories to Write His Fiction, Then Lied about It
He didn’t so much write about Jews as about their absence.
The Treacherous Former Jew, the Duchess Who Would Be Queen, and a Crucial Moment in the History of French Anti-Semitism
Before Alfred Dreyfus, there was Simon Deutz.