Jews and Power, Revisited
Understanding the Jewish political paradox in 2024.
March 15, 2024
Howard Jacobson on the Moral Narcissism at the Academy Awards
It takes no courage to castigate the Jews.
On Sunday night, the director and screenwriter Jonathan Glazer provided a particularly egregious example of the moral solipsism of which Ruth Wisse speaks by using his acceptance of an Oscar to lambast Israel and its supporters for “hijacking” the Shoah to justify all sorts of crimes. Glazer received the award for The Zone of Interest, his film about Auschwitz—a fact that also supports Wisse’s arguments about the pitfalls of Holocaust memorialization.
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Howard Jacobson on the Moral Narcissism at the Academy Awards
It takes no courage to castigate the Jews.
Chuck Schumer’s Indefensible Attack on the Israeli Government
The senator doesn’t understand what Israelis want.
How the New Gaza Port Could Hasten an Israeli Victory
Leaving Qatar and Hamas in the cold.
Are Moses’ Horns Based on a Jewish Tradition?
Michelangelo, the headbutting prophet, and an ancient Aramaic prayer.