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January 17, 2022

Taking the Synagogue Hostage-Taker’s Anti-Semitism Seriously

In his mind, and Aafia Siddiqui’s, the Jews control the U.S. government.

Shortly after the FBI killed Malik Faisal Akram and rescued the four hostages he was holding in a Colleyville, Texas synagogue, an agency spokesman made a baffling statement, reminiscent of Barack Obama’s notorious remark about those who would “randomly shoot a bunch of folks in a deli” apropos the bloody jihadist attack on a French kosher grocery store.

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January 17, 2022

  1. Taking the Synagogue Hostage-Taker’s Anti-Semitism Seriously

    In his mind, and Aafia Siddiqui’s, the Jews control the U.S. government.

  2. The Hate That Dare Not Speak Its Name

    In honor of Norman Podhoretz’s 92nd birthday, a 1986 essay on anti-Semitism that reads as if written yesterday.

  3. The New Iran Deal Could Be Worse Than Its Predecessor

    Rewarding the ayatollahs’ malfeasance as they move closer to getting nuclear weapons.

  4. The Old-Country Roots of Zionist Music

    And the Yiddish song that embodies shtetl nostalgia.

  5. Why the Torah Isn’t a Law Book

    What makes this ancient Near Eastern law code different from all other ancient Near Eastern law codes?