Will Tensions Rise between the U.S. and Israel?
The new envoy to the Palestinian Authority will advance the PA’s interests in Washington, not vice-versa.
December 2, 2022
For More Than a Century, Cinema Has Portrayed Jewish Soldiers as Cowardly, or Worse
A new BBC series is no exception.
Created during World War II, Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) is the rough equivalent of the American Delta Force or Navy Seals. A recent BBC miniseries, SAS: Rogue Heroes, offers a fictionalized version of its creation and operations in Africa in 1941. Benjamin Vos notes that the show follows a long line of war movies that depict Jews as unmartial and unmanly:
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Middle East Scholars Complain of Being Stifled, While Promoting Boycotts of Israel
A survey reveals damning data.
There’s No Reason for Hysteria over Jewish Prayer at the Temple Mount
Nor is there any need to make changes to the current arrangement.
For More Than a Century, Cinema Has Portrayed Jewish Soldiers as Cowardly, or Worse
A new BBC series is no exception.
The History of Women’s Sections, and Women Cantors, in Premodern Synagogues
With photographs.