The White House Is Wrong to Wade into Israel’s Domestic Political Turmoil
Instead, it should affirm the strength and constancy of American support for Israel.
July 31, 2023
When It Comes to Iran, the U.S. Must Learn the Right Lessons from Recent History
It is possible to deter Tehran militarily without launching an invasion.
In the eyes of most Americans, the two wars of the 21st century—in Iraq and Afghanistan—were failures. As a result, both the current president and his two predecessors have sought to avoid repeating past mistakes when it comes to addressing the danger that Iran—which occasionally attacks American troops, frequently attacks American allies, and constantly works to undermine American interests—will acquire nuclear weapons. Michael Mandelbaum believes that Washington is repeating the mistake it made after World War I, when it withdrew from Europe to avoid being drawn into another conflict. He suggests a different approach:
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When It Comes to Iran, the U.S. Must Learn the Right Lessons from Recent History
It is possible to deter Tehran militarily without launching an invasion.
To Combat Anti-Semitism, Start by Combating Anti-Semites
European and American governments can do better than “Meet a Jew.”
A Fictional Treatment of Soviet-Jewish Dissidents Pursues a Literary “Vendetta” against Those Who Were Too Jewish
While asserting that anti-Semitic persecutions usually don’t go too badly for the Jews.
The Politics and Poetry of Byzantine Jews
Even in the years of decline, the Land of Israel remained a center of Jewish creativity.