Observation ·
The Use and Abuse of “Genocide” by Those Who Should Know Better
By PhilologosMany people are delighted to be told that Israel is doing to the Palestinians of Gaza exactly what the Nazis did to the Jews of Europe.
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Observation ·
No, the Israeli Minister of Defense Didn't Suggest Creating a Concentration Camp in Gaza
By PhilologosThe problem with history is not that it has no lessons but that the ones it has can be read in opposite ways.
Response ·
The Unsung Heroes Who Make Israeli Victory Possible
By Daniel PolisarCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Monthly Essay ·
The Israeli Reservists Who Just Won’t Quit
By Daniel PolisarFighting Israel’s longest war, the IDF’s citizen soldiers are revitalizing the Zionist ideal.
Observation ·
Hamas Is Not Just a Terrorist Organization
By John Spencer, Solomon MoshkevichAt the start of this war, the jihadist group had governing authority, territorial control, a functioning bureaucracy, and a trained army.
Observation ·
Israel’s Second War of Independence
By Michael OrenThe generation fighting in Gaza and Lebanon is tempered, steeled, anything but fragile, and intensely patriotic.
Response ·
Israeli Territorial Concessions Worsen Anti-Semitism in the West
By Evelyn GordonCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
Unless Israel Rejects Postmodern Strategy, It Won’t Be Able to Win
By Ran BaratzCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
The IDF’s High-Tech Investments Paid Off, but They Came at a High Cost
By Edward LuttwakCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
The Onslaught against the Jews Is an Onslaught against the West
By Melanie PhillipsHow the Palestinian narrative exploited a self-destructive weakness in Western society.
Observation ·
How the Jews Remain an Eternal People
By Dr. Ruth WisseWe Jews are the blue and white in the red, white, and blue.
Monthly Essay ·
What American Jews Gave After October 7: An Accounting
By Jack WertheimerIn response to crises in Israel and at home, American Jews mobilized to raise vast sums. But why was the community so unprepared? And did it rise to the occasion?
Response ·
Israel’s Mistake Was Viewing Hamas as a Minor Nuisance
By Amnon LordCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
The Peace Process Failed, but Its Bad Assumptions Live On
By Gadi TaubCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
A Year On, Israelis Still Haven’t Found a Name for the Current War
By PhilologosEven as it becomes clear who will emerge victorious.
Response ·
Maintaining the Status Quo Is a Choice
By Rafi DeMoggeCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
October 7 and the Battle for the West
By Arthur HermanWhy Jews matter.
Response ·
Yes, Bad Policies Paved the Way to October 7. But What If They Were the Only Policies Available?
By Evelyn GordonCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
The Strategic Failures of October 7, One Year Later: A Symposium
By The EditorsCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Monthly Essay ·
The Failed Concepts That Brought Israel to October 7
By Shany MorHow four interlocking ways of thinking combined to leave the Jewish state at the mercy of its enemies.
Observation ·
Israelis Have Three Different Words for “Hostages”
By PhilologosAnd one has a historical background that is not unrelated to the plight of the hostages in Gaza.
Observation ·
Do Jews Have Martyrs?
By Aton HolzerThe idea of martyrdom is an uncomfortable one for Jews. Yet respect for religious self-sacrifice finds its very origins among them, as I saw on Mount Herzl this summer.
Monthly Essay ·
How Israelis Probe Their Failings
By Scott AbramsonSince its birth, the Jewish state has convened unusually powerful commissions to investigate its own mistakes. Will the same happen now, and if not, why?
Observation ·
How the Eurovision Censors Helped Make Eden Golan a Star
By PhilologosIn trying to take references to October 7 out of the Israeli singer's now-famous song "Hurricane," the competition both accidentally improved it and made her a cause célèbre .
Monthly Essay ·
The Exodus Project: A Jewish Answer to the University Crisis
By Eric CohenAmerican Jews feel betrayed by the very institutions they helped build. It’s time for young Jews to go to colleges and universities that welcome and embrace them.
Monthly Essay ·
Jewish Studies against the Jews
By Andrew KossAs America's universities catch fire and its Jewish students grow more fearful, the field most likely to have something to say has remained silent—or worse. How did it go wrong?
Observation ·
Why Are the Anti-Israel Chants So Dull?
By PhilologosCompared to the wit of the anti-Vietnam slogans of the late 60s, the anti-Israel chants of today are aggressively tedious. What does that say about the chanters?
Observation ·
What the Demographics of Israel’s Fallen Soldiers Reveal about the Country
By Rafi DeMoggeMany on the Israeli right claim that the soldiers who fight and die for the country no longer belong to the old secular elite but to a rising national-religious one. Are they correct?
Monthly Essay ·
Is War With Lebanon Imminent?
By Raphael BenLeviAs both sides escalate by the day and as the fighting in Gaza simmers down, many Israelis are growing convinced that full-scale war with Hizballah is unavoidable. Are they right?
Observation ·
The World Is Not Taking the Houthis Seriously Enough
By Ari Heistein, Jason M. BrodskyOf all the actors that have taken the world stage since October 7, the Houthis are surely the most surprising. Where did they come from and what do they want?
