In Praise of John McCain—from One Former Prisoner to Another
The prisoner of Zion remembers his first meeting with the senator.
August 28, 2018
A New History of Judaism and Its Lessons for Today’s Intra-Jewish Conflicts
Told with “just the right amount of razzle-dazzle.”
In A History of Judaism, the British scholar Martin Goodman traces the religion’s development from the 1st century CE to the present day. Praising the book, Elliot Jager describes it as a “clear, skillfully synthesized one-volume work” that tells its story with “just the right amount of razzle-dazzle.” One theme that emerges from Goodman’s book, Jager writes, is Judaism’s emphasis on the covenant:
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Sidelining Abbas and Defunding UNRWA Are the Best Ways Forward for Israel and the U.S.
It’s time for the Israeli defense establishment to change its tune.
America Shouldn’t Reward Bashar al-Assad’s Brutality with Financial and Diplomatic Support
A reply to Jimmy Carter.
A New History of Judaism and Its Lessons for Today’s Intra-Jewish Conflicts
Told with “just the right amount of razzle-dazzle.”
“Operation Finale” Tells the Story of Eichmann’s Capture without Political Pieties or Banal Moralizing
It also gets right what Hannah Arendt got wrong.