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July 14, 2016

How Two Wars in Lebanon Changed, But Didn’t Break, Israel’s National Spirit

The old utopian optimism laid to rest.

After the frustrations of the first and second Lebanon wars, and the failures of various attempts in the interim to bring peace through negotiation and compromise, something changed about Israel’s ethos, writes Matti Friedman. (Excerpted from his recent book, Pumpkinflowers.)

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July 14, 2016

  1. Why Israel Is Right to Demand Greater Transparency from NGOs

    Secrecy, American meddling, and Israel’s democracy.

  2. How Two Wars in Lebanon Changed, But Didn’t Break, Israel’s National Spirit

    The old utopian optimism laid to rest.

  3. What Made Western Civilization Great Can Also Save It

    The Jewish people are the living embodiment of the West’s collective memory.

  4. Kurdistan’s Jewish Revival

    Commemorating the Holocaust in Erbil.

  5. What Did Biblical Israelites Eat?

    The daily stew.