Why Hizballah Attacked an Israeli Offshore Gas Field
And gave the IDF a chance to prove its superiority.
July 11, 2022
A New Documentary Lets Adolf Eichmann Speak in His Own Words
“If we had killed 10.3 million Jews, I would say with satisfaction, ‘Good, we destroyed an enemy.’”
During his 1961 trial, the Israeli court ruled that the prosecution could not use the extensive audio recordings of Adolf Eichmann’s conversations before his capture by the Mossad. Since then, the tapes have been kept away from the public; it was only in 2011 that a German researcher used them along with other evidence to demonstrate conclusively what had been apparent to many: that Eichmann was not the thoughtless cog in the machine that Hannah Arendt had made him out to be in her famous book, but a fanatical anti-Semite. Recently a group of Israeli filmmakers gained access to the tapes, and used them in producing a new documentary about the man who played a major role in coordinating the Holocaust. Isabel Kershner writes:
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President Biden’s Meeting with Mahmoud Abbas Is about Symbolism, Not Substance
The more uneventful it is, the more both will see it as a success.
How Kibbutzim Are Teaching Their Residents the Value of Free Markets
Plus, the success of the moshav.
A New Documentary Lets Adolf Eichmann Speak in His Own Words
“If we had killed 10.3 million Jews, I would say with satisfaction, ‘Good, we destroyed an enemy.’”
One Scholar Believes He Has Deciphered One of Jerusalem’s Most Ancient Inscriptions. Another Has His Doubts
There’s little reason to believe it was written by “sophisticated magicians” who held “voodoo ceremonies.”