A Report from a Jerusalem on Knife’s Edge
Mutual dependence "is what prevents the city from breaking down."
December 30, 2015
With Russian Help, the Middle East Is Going Nuclear
It’s not just Iran.
Russia has made agreements with Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iran to help them build nuclear reactors and develop civilian nuclear-energy programs. And unlike the U.S., Russia does not couple this sort of assistance with a host of restrictions to prevent power plants from being turned into bomb-making facilities. Moscow has also been selling sophisticated conventional weapons to Egypt and Iran. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates, for its part, told a U.S. congressman that, in light of the Iran deal, it no longer feels bound by its prior commitments not to enrich uranium. All this, write Yoel Guzansky, Zvi Magen, and Oded Eran, bodes ill for Israel:
December 30, 2015
With Russian Help, the Middle East Is Going Nuclear
It’s not just Iran.
A Revolutionary New High Holy Day Liturgy for Reform Judaism
A restoration of tradition.
Isaac Babel’s Tales of a Jewish Cossack, in a New Translation
A story of the war between old and new.
Palestinian Christians Are Increasingly Threatened by Their Islamist Compatriots
While Abbas cancels Christmas celebrations and blames Israel.