Israel’s Naval Shadow War with Iran Comes Out into the Open
Stopping the smuggling of arms—and sending a message to Washington.
April 9, 2021
The Man Who Coined the Term “Genocide” and His Poem about the Holocaust
The perils of forgetting—and misremembering.
A Russian-born lawyer and committed Zionist, Raphael Lemkin (1900-1959) is best known for coining the word genocide in 1933, and for his role in laying the legal groundwork for the Nuremberg trials. He also wrote Hebrew verse, much of which has been lost. But James Loeffler and Leora Bilsky recently discovered a poem (translated here) he published in an Israeli newspaper in 1957. They write:
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The U.S. Rewards Mahmoud Abbas for His Snubs
The Palestinian Authority president wouldn’t deign to take a call from the U.S. secretary of state.
Unrest in Jordan Should Be a Wake-Up Call to Israel and the U.S.
A fragile, but essential kingdom.
What the Bible Means When It Speaks of Worshipping God
Prayer isn’t the same across religions.
The Man Who Coined the Term “Genocide” and His Poem about the Holocaust
The perils of forgetting—and misremembering.