The U.S. and Europe Must Punish the Islamic Republic for Its Support for Russia
Washington and Brussels have a firm legal basis for new sanctions—but refuse to act.
November 2, 2022
Netanyahu Still Leads the Right. But Is He Losing Its Trust?
“An uprising wrapped in a bear hug.”
As yesterday’s votes are still being calculated, Israeli politicians are preparing for the coalition negotiations that will determine who will be the next prime minister. One of the frontrunners is Benjamin Netanyahu, whose Likud party depends crucially on the support of the Religious Zionism party, led by Bezalel Smotrich, to obtain the 61 Knesset seats necessary to form a government. But, notes Haviv Rettig Gur, as much as those who vote for Smotrich are implicitly signifying their support for Netanyahu, the relationship between the two politicians has become increasingly tense:
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Netanyahu Still Leads the Right. But Is He Losing Its Trust?
“An uprising wrapped in a bear hug.”
Understanding the Brief Moment When the Soviet Bloc Sided with Israel, and the U.S. Government against It
The first Western diplomat to equate Zionism with racism.
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The rapper is far better known than Edward Said or Marjorie Taylor Greene.
A Muslim-Turned-Christian in 16th-Century Italy, and the Jewish Scholars He Met
After being captured by a converso friar-turned-pirate.