The U.S. Must Avoid Two Traps in the Middle East—and Neither Is about Gaza
The dangers of negotiation-mania over Palestinian statehood and Iranian nuclear weapons.
February 18, 2025
The U.S. Must Avoid Two Traps in the Middle East—and Neither Is about Gaza
The dangers of negotiation-mania over Palestinian statehood and Iranian nuclear weapons.
For much of the world, insofar as it is paying attention to the Middle East, the big story is about President Trump’s plans for the Gaza Strip. But, Michael Mandelbaum argues, the fate of Gaza isn’t the most pressing question Washington faces when considering the region. The first of these, according to Mandelbaum, is Palestinian statehood, which Arab governments—and especially Saudi Arabia—seek to put back on the table:
February 18, 2025
Agam Berger’s Biblical Heroism in Hamas Captivity
Like Daniel, one hostage defied her captors to observe the Sabbath and kashrut.
How the Cult of Anti-Colonialism Became Canada’s National Liturgy
And why that leads to demonizing Israel.
Jews in the Age of Lincoln
The first president to think of Jews as a political force.
Pre-War Germany’s Most Beloved Jewish Artist
Walter Trier: cartoonist, illustrator of children’s books, and anti-Nazi propagandist.