Terrorism Is a Moral Choice, Not an Expression of “Spiritual Misery”
Acts of murder are not chapters in a novel to be parsed.
December 14, 2015
Terrorism Is a Moral Choice, Not an Expression of “Spiritual Misery”
Acts of murder are not chapters in a novel to be parsed.
Reflecting on recent terrorist attacks around the world, Cynthia Ozick recalls hearing a prominent novelist a decade ago arguing the need to understand the “humanity” of terrorists. To Ozick, this sort of reasoning—perhaps particularly tempting for writers of fiction—leads only to moral muddle:
December 14, 2015
The EU’s Labeling Guidelines Are Illogical, Hypocritical, and in Violation of Binding UN Resolutions
Israeli occupation of the West Bank is fully legal.
Islamic State’s Long War Has Always Targeted Jews
Without a major shift in U.S. strategy, the war will continue.
Joseph, Natan Sharansky, and a Hanukkah Miracle for Our Time
Lighting the menorah in the Gulag.
A Carved Stone Is Changing Scholars’ Conception of the Ancient Synagogue
Were there miniature sanctuaries even before the Temple was destroyed?