Only a Preventative Attack on Hamas Could Have Averted the Current Crisis
Learning the lessons of October 7.
November 17, 2023
The Story of “Am Yisrael Chai”
A surprisingly recent creation.
On Tuesday, the Orange County Register published an article under the headline “Why chants like ‘Free Palestine,’ ‘Am Yisrael Chai,’ and ‘From the river to the sea’ are divisive.” The second of these is a very well-known Jewish song, meaning “the people of Israel lives,” and it should come as no surprise that there are sharp divisions between those who want the Jews to live and those who wish them dead. But the song itself is a relatively new creation. Gary Rosenblatt tells its story:
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How Russian History, and Literature, Can Explain Western Sympathy for Hamas
Useful idiots.
Anti-Israel Activists Insult Black Americans by Coopting Their Struggle against Jim Crow
Black Lives Matter, apartheid, and the Gaza war.
The Story of “Am Yisrael Chai”
A surprisingly recent creation.
What Martin Buber Can Teach Us about Political Life
I, thou, and the recognition of fundamental humanity.