Iran Is Losing the Support of Shiite Arabs, and Lacks the Ability to Get It Back
Nor is Tehran in a position to go to war with Israel.
March 11, 2020
What an Album of Hasidic Rap Has in Common with the Work of a 10th-Century Poet and Grammarian
Nissim Black’s Mothaland and Dunash ibn Labrat.
An African American born in Seattle, Nissim Black stepped back from a promising career as a rapper several years ago to undertake conversion to Judaism. He then achieved stardom among his fellow Orthodox Jews, recording religiously themed music with hip-hop influences. But while these works remained very much within the conventions of contemporary Orthodox music, Black’s most recent album, Mothaland Bounce, is an unapologetic work of rap that has left many of his fans unsettled. Henry Abramson takes a historical view of Black’s critics, arguing that the album “may be Black’s most authentically Jewish work” thus far:
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The Moral and Intellectual Bankruptcy of the UN’s Position on Israeli Settlements
Ignoring serious crimes to focus on alleged misdeeds.
What an Album of Hasidic Rap Has in Common with the Work of a 10th-Century Poet and Grammarian
Nissim Black’s Mothaland and Dunash ibn Labrat.
Palestinians Are Dying in Hamas Prisons, and Self-Defined Champions of “Human Rights” Are Too Bigoted to Care
“When the Jews arrest someone, they contact his family to say they are holding him.”
When Europeans Believe Jews to Be Disloyal Citizens, It’s No Wonder Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism Predominate
Measuring hatred in Europe.