Why Israeli Strikes on Iran Make America Safer
The world’s foremost sponsor of terrorism.
Today’s Editors’ Picks
Friday, June 13
The Right Way to Sanction the Muslim Brotherhood
Use the Treasury Department’s scalpel.
Sanctions against Israeli Ministers Violate Good Sense and Diplomatic Norms
Crossing a line.
The Talmud’s Lesson for Maintaining Humility in an Age of Virtue Signaling
“Do not say that true humility is dead, for I am humble!”
The Musical Genius Who Crafted a Classic American Jewish Tune
Samuel Adler’s ha-motsi.
Past Editors’ Picks
Thursday, June 12
Will Defeat Lead Palestinians to Reconsider Armed Struggle?
Terrorism at a crossroads.
The Collapse of the Media’s Narrative about Gaza
The tunnel beneath the European Hospital reveals the perversion of the truth.
Israel’s Economy Weathers the Storm
Stocks in Tel Aviv outperform Wall Street.
Two Jewish Writers, Their Friendship, and Their Separate Post-Holocaust Trajectories
The letters of Chava Rosenfarb and Zenia Larsson.
Leo Strauss and His American Legacy
The German Jew who tried to reshape the study of politics.
Wednesday, June 11
Why Israel Must Keep Fighting in Gaza
There won’t be peace until the tunnels are destroyed.
Argentina’s Legal Case against Iran, and Why It Matters
Exposing President Kirchner’s collusion with Tehran.
New York’s Euthanasia Bill Opens the Door for Abuses
Eroding the value of human life.
The Israeli Demographic Miracle Continues
In a groundbreaking shift, Jewish fertility rates outpace Arab ones.
The Ascetic Piety and Complex Worldview of the Medieval German Hasidim
When custom is king.
Tuesday, June 10
The Haredi Parties’ Political Dilemma
They might topple the government over conscription, but they’re unlikely to find better options.
The Israeli Supreme Court Just Issued Two Game-Changing Rulings
And tried to end elected officials’ control of the police.
Direct Funding, Not Tax Credits, Is the Best Way for the Government to Support Private Education
A new era for religious schools is arriving.
How the Press Is Spreading Lies about Genocide in Gaza
Actual genocides in Rwanda, Sudan, and elsewhere got no such coverage.
One-Hundred Years of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Documenting and preserving the culture of East European Jewry.
Monday, June 9
How the Trans and Anti-Israel Movements Merged
“One struggle. One fight!”
Why Israel Is Working with an Anti-Hamas Palestinian Militia
Humanitarian aid, alliances, and the future of Gaza.
Reforming Campuses While Protecting Freedom of Speech and Scientific Progress
Sledgehammers at Harvard.
The Dead Sea Scrolls May Have Been Older Than Previously Thought
New research sheds light on literacy in ancient Judea.
The Rabbi Who Escaped Soviet Uzbekistan to Build Up Jewish Miami
Sholom Lipskar, in memoriam.
Friday, June 6
Greta Thunberg’s Gaza Flotilla Won’t Help Palestinians, and International Law Requires Israel to Stop It
Sanctimony on the high seas.
Emmanuel Macron’s Crusade for Palestinian Statehood
And the right way for Israel to respond.
The End of the Dreyfus Affair
A unanimous vote for a posthumous promotion.
Putting Jews in Protective Bubbles Is the Wrong Way to Fight Anti-Semitism
Instead, enforce existing laws.
In the Wake of War, a Wave of Conversions to Judaism in the IDF
“I wanted to die a Jew.”
Thursday, June 5
Why Hamas Won’t Accept a Cease-Fire Deal
And why Israel needs to win.
Hamas Would Rather Starve Its People Than Lose Control over Them
The propaganda war against humanitarian aid.
Faced with the Violent Reality of the Anti-Israel Movement, Liberals Point Elsewhere
But deflection might be a step on the road to recognition.
A Black Jackal Spotted in the Negev
The real biblical “fox.”
The Man Who Founded Hasidism
The search for the Ba’al Shem Tov.
