The China-Iran Deal Isn’t Everything It’s Cracked Up to Be—but It Still Matters
A Chinese gas station in the Middle East?
April 1, 2021
When Portugal Became a Magnet for Jewish Refugees
A very temporary haven.
In the 1930s and 40s, the Portuguese prime minister António de Oliveira Salazar had the dubious distinction of being the least brutal of Europe’s many dictators. He kept his country out of World War II, and didn’t share the fanatical anti-Semitism of Adolf Hitler or Romania’s Ion Antonescu. As a result, Portugal became a destination for Jews fleeing the Nazi advance, whose experiences are detailed in Marion Kaplan’s new book Hitler’s Jewish Refugees. (Ruth Wisse describes her own family’s sojourn in Lisbon here.) Allan Arkush writes in his review:
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The Myth of Israel’s Political “Blocs”
The most ideologically coherent coalition is the one least likely to come about.
To Solve Its Own Problems, the Arab World Must Confront Anti-Semitism
The dangers of scapegoating.
When Portugal Became a Magnet for Jewish Refugees
A very temporary haven.
The Centenary of Winston Churchill’s Visit to the Land of Israel
“The establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine will be a blessing to the whole world.”