Iran’s Calculations and America’s Mistake
The recent attacks show that the U.S. must take the lead.
April 17, 2024
Zionism and Anti-Zionism: A History
A new online course explains the ideas behind the words.
Among campus activists, the word “Zionist” has simply come to be an insult, while in the Middle East it serves as a synonym for “Israeli” for those whose antipathy is so great that they refuse to pronounce the hated country’s name. For others still, it is nothing but a codeword for Jew. And for most American Jews, Zionism means support for Israel, and “anti-Zionism” the view that Israel should be dismantled or destroyed, that the country is a unique source of evil in the world.
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What to Make of Donald Trump’s Recent Statements about Jews, Democrats, and Israel
Treading dangerously close to the good-Jews/bad-Jews dichotomy.
Zionism and Anti-Zionism: A History
A new online course explains the ideas behind the words.
The Fate of Gaza’s Antiquities
The room where Napoleon slept, and how precious artifacts escaped to Switzerland.
Is the Seder a Tale of the Exodus or a Reenactment of Ancient Sacrifice?
Learning from a rejected liturgy.