Yasir Arafat’s Decades-Long Alliance with Iran and Its Consequences for Both Palestinians and Iranians
A relationship that predates the 1979 revolution.
January 18, 2019
The Senate’s Recent Grilling of a Catholic Nominee Raises Painful Jewish Memories
Louis Brandeis was smeared for his “Jewish instinct."
During the confirmation hearings for Brian Buescher, a nominee for a federal judgeship, Senators Kamala Harris and Mazie Hirono questioned his membership in the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal and philanthropic organization. Hirono went so far as to propose that, if confirmed, Buescher should resign from the group “to avoid any appearance of bias” and “recuse [himself] from all cases [on] which the Knights of Columbus has taken a position.” Mitchell Rocklin explains why such notions should raise Jewish hackles:
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Israel Isn’t Leaving the Golan Heights—Nor Should It
The territory is critical to Israeli security.
An Israeli Scandal Involving Judicial Appointments Results from a Fundamentally Flawed System
Elected officials should choose judges in a transparent process.
The Senate’s Recent Grilling of a Catholic Nominee Raises Painful Jewish Memories
Louis Brandeis was smeared for his “Jewish instinct."