Anti-Semitic Attacks Only Seem to Matter When the Victims Are the Right Kind of Jews, and the Perpetrators the Right Kind of Anti-Semites
Pittsburgh, Jersey City, Colleyville—and the silence about Muslim anti-Semitism.
January 18, 2022
The Rise of the “Arab Spring Generation” Is Changing the Middle East—Perhaps for the Better
The Arab world is getting younger, better educated, and less anti-Israel.
The 20th century saw an Arab world caught up in a variety of ideological currents—Arab nationalism, Communism, Baathism, and Shiite and Sunni Islamism—but the younger generation, according to Nir Boms and Hussein Aboubakr seems less vulnerable to their appeal. Not long ago, the movements loosely termed the “resistance” and associated with Iran, Hizballah, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Islamic State—which sought the overthrow of regimes in Egypt, Jordan, and the Gulf—had a great deal of mainstream popularity. But this isn’t true for those born after the cold war and shaped by the 2011 uprisings and their aftermath:
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The Rise of the “Arab Spring Generation” Is Changing the Middle East—Perhaps for the Better
The Arab world is getting younger, better educated, and less anti-Israel.
Promoting Immigration Is a Central Tenet of Zionism
Olim bring skills and capital—and fulfill the Jewish state’s purpose.
Lessons in Passing on the Faith from a Study of Conservative Christian Parents
When it comes to religious parenting, be hands on.
A Personal, National, and Biblical Story of Liberation—and Its Relevance for America
Young people entering universities should arrive with a strong moral sense.