Will Reconciliation with Fatah Cripple Hamas’s Finances?
Once Hamas gets what it wants, it can resume extorting money from its subjects.
November 8, 2017
Zoning Laws Pose a Threat to Religious Freedom
Federal law has failed to stop an undue burden on houses of worship.
To open a new church, congregations must comply with state and local zoning and land-use laws, and often must seek approval from special boards or public assemblies. All too frequently, writes Emma Green, communities are unwilling to see a new house of worship in their midst. Bigotry—against Jews, or Muslims, or African-Americans—is sometimes the source of the hostility; but in no small number of cases, objecting residents have more mundane concerns:
November 8, 2017
What’s Next for Lebanon Now That Its Prime Minister Has Stepped Down?
A chance for the U.S. and its allies to put pressure on Hizballah.
How the West Can End the Palestinian Authority’s Support for Terror
Tougher talk from the EU could have significant effects.
Zoning Laws Pose a Threat to Religious Freedom
Federal law has failed to stop an undue burden on houses of worship.
Three Yiddish Stories by One of Hebrew Literature’s Underappreciated Geniuses
The most tragic Jewish writer of modern times.