On the National Mall, American Jewry Became a Small Town in the Midst of a Big Country
The wonderful gathering.
November 16, 2023
The White House Just Decided to Give $10 Billion to Iran. Congress Can Stop It
Funding both sides of the Israel-Hamas war.
While the Biden administration has perhaps been more supportive of Israel’s efforts than Hamas expected, it decided on Tuesday not to stop the release of $10 billions dollars in withheld funds to Hamas’s patrons in Tehran. Surely the best way to prolong the fighting in Gaza would be to fund both sides—but that is precisely what the White House has opted to do. Richard Goldberg writes:
November 16, 2023
Hamas Expected Israeli Restraint. It Got Something Else
A fatal miscalculation.
The White House Just Decided to Give $10 Billion to Iran. Congress Can Stop It
Funding both sides of the Israel-Hamas war.
The Jew Who Wrote One of the Middle Ages’ Most Famous Travel Books
Benjamin of Tudela.
The Dutch Woman Who Helped to Rescue Thousands of Jews during the Holocaust
Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer.