Iran Is on Its Way to Becoming the Next North Korea
What Congress can do.
April 21, 2017
Turning the Jews of the Land of Israel into Hebrew Speakers
Keeping Yiddish out of the movie theater.
Two recent books—An Unpromising Land by Gur Alroey and Babel in Zion by Liora Halperin—explore the experiences of rank-and-file Jewish immigrants to Ottoman and British Palestine as opposed to the passionate pioneers and ideologues who have dominated most historians’ attention. In his review, Allan Arkush deems the first book poorly argued but finds much of interest in the second, which documents how Hebrew succeeded in taking hold among the East European-born masses:
April 21, 2017
President Trump’s Call to Erdogan Reaffirmed American Alliances in the Middle East
Repairing the damage done by the Obama administration.
Islamic State’s Master Plan Revolves around a Long War with the West
A thorough new history refutes many myths.
Turning the Jews of the Land of Israel into Hebrew Speakers
Keeping Yiddish out of the movie theater.
Israel’s Most Famous Photograph Teaches a Lesson in Greatness and Humility
The tension at the heart of Zionism.