Lebanon Drops All Pretense of Independence from Hizballah
With consequences for Israel.
January 28, 2020
Why Jews Should Support Indirect State Funding for Private Schools
The Blaine Amendment strikes again.
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case of Espinoza v. Montana, challenging a ruling by the Montana Supreme Court that overturned a 2015 law providing tax credits to those who donate money to private schools. At issue is the state’s “Blaine Amendment,” which strictly forbids government support for religious education. Such amendments, present in many state constitutions, were an outgrowth of 19th-century anti-Catholic bigotry, but since the 20th century have been widely supported by Jews. Jonathan Tobin argues that it’s time to reconsider:
January 28, 2020
To Whitewash Soviet Crimes, Moscow Uses the Jews as a Prop in Its Version of European History
Putin visits Yad Vashem.
Israel Shouldn’t Rush into an Agreement with Hamas
Even if such a deal might be desirable in due course.
Why Jews Should Support Indirect State Funding for Private Schools
The Blaine Amendment strikes again.
Ultra-Orthodox Women’s Films and Their Audience
Made for religious women, by religious women.