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February 3, 2021

The Secret War That Saved the Land of Israel from the Nazis

And the forgotten battle that cost Moshe Dayan his eye.

Several times over the course of World War II, the Wehrmacht came dangerously close to overrunning the borders of Mandatory Palestine. In a new book, Gershon Gorenberg tells the story of Britain’s clandestine efforts to keep Hitler’s forces out of the Middle East. Amy Spiro writes:

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February 3, 2021

  1. The Coronavirus Has Exposed the Weaknesses of Israeli Ultra-Orthodoxy, but the Only Solution Can Come from Within

    Recovering a sense of civic virtue from within the Jewish tradition.

  2. How the Palestinian Authority Is Contributing to Gaza’s Immiseration

    The other blockade.

  3. For God, Love Isn’t All You Need

    Covenant, chosenness, and God’s love for Israel.

  4. The Secret War That Saved the Land of Israel from the Nazis

    And the forgotten battle that cost Moshe Dayan his eye.

  5. Understanding Anger, and Its Antidote

    With some help from Maimonides, Aristotle, Dr. Johnson, and Chekhov.