Israel, Unacknowledged, Guarantees the West Bank’s Security
There’s only one way Palestinians can exist as a non-Islamist polity.
January 11, 2017
Do Jewish Jokes Have to Be about Jews to Be Funny?
Reflections on Jewish humor.
Reviewing two recent joke anthologies, Joseph Epstein reflects on some of the idiosyncrasies of Jewish humor:
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Al-Jazeera Feeds Anti-Semitism to Britain, Whose Media Lap It Up
An Israeli official’s bar-room chatter isn’t a “plot.”
A Boycott of Lebanon for Defying the Security Council? Unlikely
Only Israel can expect consequences for ignoring the body.
Do Jewish Jokes Have to Be about Jews to Be Funny?
Reflections on Jewish humor.
What an Ancient City’s Second Gate Tells Us about Biblical Israel
Larger and more advanced than previously thought.