Until the Arab Parties Abandon Their Hatred of Israel, They Don’t Belong in the Government
The prime minister-designate is poised to invite them into his coalition.
March 17, 2020
The Creative Ways Jews Once Put Their Names in Their Books
Beware “Rabbi Robber and Rabbi Thief.”
The practice of marking ownership of a book by writing one’s name on the inside cover or first page dates back centuries. In some Orthodox circles today, it is common for owners to cite the opening of Psalm 24, “The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof,” and continue with “but this book is in the possession of so-and-so.” Using examples from rare books and manuscripts in the British Library, Zsofi Buda notes some of the more colorful inscriptions used by Jews a few hundred years ago:
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Facing Coronavirus, Iran Suffers a Crisis of Legitimacy
While the regime flouts the recommendations of its own health ministry.
The Palestinian Prisoner Whose Fate Illustrates the Cardinal Flaw of the Two-State Solution
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Two New Biographies Show How Anti-Capitalism, Conspiracism, and Fear of Contagion Shaped Hitler’s Anti-Semitism
“To Hitler, Bolshevism itself was little more than an instrument of Jewish capital.”
The Creative Ways Jews Once Put Their Names in Their Books
Beware “Rabbi Robber and Rabbi Thief.”