Australia’s Partial Recognition of Jerusalem Is Partially Welcome
But it predetermines the outcome of negotiations.
December 19, 2018
Today’s Discrimination against Asian Americans, and Yesterday’s against American Jews
“Their cause is wrapped up in our own.”
Considering New York City’s new plan to increase the enrollment of black and Hispanic students at selective public schools, Abe Greenwald concludes that at its heart the plan is a product of prejudice against Asian Americans, who constitute a disproportionate presence at these elite schools. The same prejudice, writes Greenwald, can be found in Harvard University’s attempts to limit the numbers of Asian Americans in its student body—a policy on which the Supreme Court is expected to rule in the coming year. And there is something familiar in the efforts of these educational institutions:
December 19, 2018
Expanding Its Influence in Lebanon, Russia Positions Itself between Iran and Israel
After a decade of refusals, Beirut accepts military aid from Moscow.
Western Diplomats Have Ignored Religion at Their Own Peril
And thus misjudged the threat of radical Islam.
Today’s Discrimination against Asian Americans, and Yesterday’s against American Jews
“Their cause is wrapped up in our own.”
New York’s Thriving Yiddish Press
A new golden age, thanks to ḥasidic readers.