In Iran’s Quiet War with Israel, Gaza Is but One Front among Many
A photo revealed the Beirut nerve center for anti-Israel terror.
May 15, 2023
The Tunisian President Can Condemn an Attack on a Synagogue, but He Won’t Say the Word “Jew”
A disturbing response after the murder of five at an annual festival.
While most of Tunisia’s Jews left the country during the 1950s and 60s, roughly 1,000 remain on the island of Djerba, which boasts a historic synagogue and a community with its own traditions, living under the protection of the government. The synagogue continues to attract a large wave of pilgrims from abroad on the holiday of Lag ba’Omer, which this year fell last Tuesday. A member of the Tunisian national guard chose the festive occasion to open fire on a crowd outside the synagogue, killing two Jews and three security personnel. Ben Cohen examines how the country’s regime has responded:
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The Tunisian President Can Condemn an Attack on a Synagogue, but He Won’t Say the Word “Jew”
A disturbing response after the murder of five at an annual festival.
Israel Alone Protects Middle Eastern Christians
Which is paradoxically why it’s the only country they’re willing to complain about.
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The Italian Artisans Whose Hats Have Become a Marker of Jewish Piety
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