The Failure of Oslo, 30 Years On
A strategic blunder that brought repression to Palestinians and violence to Israelis.
August 23, 2023
The Golden Age of Medieval Jewish Poetry
And its great soldier, stateman, poet, and rabbi.
In the 10th, 11th, and 12th centuries, Spanish Jews participated in an efflorescence of literary creativity with few historical parallels. Drawing simultaneously on the language of the Hebrew Bible and the sophisticated Arabic poetry of their day, they created a new poetic idiom that could be both cosmopolitan and devout. Peter Cole, who has translated much of the poetry of this era, discusses its history and sensibilities with J.J. Kimche. They pay particular attention to the soldier, stateman, poet, and rabbi Samuel ibn Naghrilla, known as the nagid, or leader. (Audio, 77 minutes.)
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The Seductive Dangers of an Israel-U.S. Defensive Treaty
Regardless of its particulars, such a pact would tie Jerusalem’s hands.
Jewish Flight from Russia and Ukraine Provides a New Challenge, and a New Opportunity, for Israel
“Israel always wants aliyah, but I don’t remember the case where Israel was prepared for a wave of aliyah.”
The Golden Age of Medieval Jewish Poetry
And its great soldier, stateman, poet, and rabbi.
The Jews of Sub-Saharan Africa Are Blazing New Trails with High-Tech Farming
Poultry meets big data.