The Iran War and the Future of the Abraham Accords
Will Saudi Arabia turn towards Israel, or away?
Today’s Editors’ Picks
Thursday, April 16
Understanding the Naval Showdown Between the U.S. and Iran
So, you want to blockade a strait . . .
Jewish Writers Think the Jewish Book Council Is Too Jewish
Affirmative action for Israel-haters.
Barnett Newman’s Jewish Preoccupations, and His Art
To “my dear son, Master Baruch.”
An Introduction to Baseball for Yiddish Speakers
“Why should each one be called with a specific name—one pitcher and one catcher?”
Past Editors’ Picks
Wednesday, April 15
France and Britain Should Be Supporting Israel in Its Fight with Hizballah, Not Condemning It
They are doing Lebanon no favors.
How Iran Dragged Israel into Its War with America
Seven myths that need debunking.
Iran Hasn’t Won the Confrontation over Hormuz
Not bugging out.
John Updike’s Jewish Problem
“Updike’s Jews are grotesque, the men hairy and hunched, the women dumpy and frizzy-haired.”
Preserving American Jewish Life Outside the Big Cities
The number of synagogues in the U.S. has dropped by a fifth since 1990.
Tuesday, April 14
Israel Turns Up the Heat on Hizballah’s Local Allies
America should add to the pressure.
The War with Iran Is Europe’s War Too
For 45 years, Western politicians have ignored the threat.
China Is Paying the Price for the Hormuz Blockade
A global perspective on the latest stage of the war.
Holocaust Education Risks Becoming a Trojan Horse for Holocaust Inversion
The infiltration of American public schools.
The Right and Wrong Lessons of Yom Hashoah
The Holocaust kitsch of the anti-Zionists.
Monday, April 13
Israelis Understand That Even If the Latest Battle with Iran Is Over, the War Will Go On
Unlike America, Israel can’t just walk away.
Arabs and Westerners Watched Two Very Different Wars
“The first, primary, and fundamental enemy is Iran, not Israel.”
By Hosting Tehran-Washington Talks, Pakistan Put Itself Back on the Map
Islamabad has gained influence in the Middle East.
Athens, Jerusalem, and the American Idea
Restoring the covenant.
“The Most Cantankerous of Yiddish Poets”
Moyshe-Leyb Halpern combined sensitivity, integrity, and a desire to reveal the ugly truth.
Friday, April 10
What Happens If the Cease-Fire Holds, and If It Doesn’t
Assessing a war that might not be over.
How Israel and the U.S. Dismantled Iran’s Apparatus of Oppression
Small-town police outposts matter.
Why the War on Iran Was Legal
From American and international perspectives.
Lindy West, Polyamory, and a Bad Husband’s Powerful Misdirection of “Free Palestine!”
How can you be mad at me when you could be mad at Jews?
The Medieval Rabbi Who Tried to Read Scripture without Tradition
Rabbi Samuel ben Meir of Troyes.