American Weakness and Iranian Missiles Are Pushing the Gulf States into the Arms of China
The Saudis and Emiratis would prefer an alliance with the U.S., but only if it steps up.
November 3, 2022
Isaac Babel Explores How a Jew Can Sacrifice His Morals, but Not His Conscience
Killing the goose.
In his novel Red Cavalry, the Soviet Jewish writer Isaac Babel tells the story of the bookish Jewish political officer Lyutov—a stand-in for the author—who finds himself assigned to a unit of Bolshevik Cossacks during the nascent USSR’s 1919-20 war with Poland. Ruth R. Wisse examines the chapter “My First Goose,” in which Lyutov tries to win the respect of his new comrades by killing a civilian woman’s goose and ordering her at sword-point to cook it:
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Israelis Want Leaders Who Have a Vision for a Jewish and Zionist State
Understanding the appeal of the far right.
A New Israeli Film Purports to Expose the Story of a Massacre That Never Happened
Anti-Israel propaganda, coming to a JCC near you.
Isaac Babel Explores How a Jew Can Sacrifice His Morals, but Not His Conscience
Killing the goose.
Harvard’s Jewish Quotas and Affirmative Action at the Supreme Court
Current policies for ensuring diversity look a lot like those used to keep Jews out.