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
Israelis Want Leaders Who Have a Vision for a Jewish and Zionist State
Understanding the appeal of the far right.
If preliminary election results are to be believed, the Religious Zionism party—led by Bezalel Smotrich, and which includes a faction led by the controversial Itamar Ben-Gvir—could get fourteen seats in the next Knesset. Daniel Gordis has little affection for either politician, but argues that they win votes not for their most extreme statements, but because they guarantee something essential that many Israelis want, and that other political figures don’t persuasively offer. To illustrate his point, Gordis cites a campaign video from the center-left incumbent, Yair Lapid:
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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.