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Ben-Gurion’s Army: How the IDF Came into Being (and Almost Didn’t)
On the eve of Israel’s statehood in 1948, with the massed forces of five Arab nations threatening invasion, David Ben-Gurion picked a fight with his own army. Why?
The Message from Jerusalem
American society faces a deep crisis of meaning to which the city, and the idea, of Jerusalem has an answer. It is needed by Jews, and as much or more by Christians.
The Impasse Obstructing U.S.-Israel Relations, and How to Remedy It
In some ways, the two countries have never been closer, but in others, and notably with regard to China, they’ve never seemed farther apart.
The Restoration of the Jewish People
Unprecedented numbers of individuals with some historical connection to the Jewish people are seeking closer contact with it, and many are aspiring to join it.
What Saul Bellow Saw
The Jewish writer who became America’s most decorated novelist spent his early years prodding the nation’s soul. Then, sensing danger to it, he took up the role of guardian.
The New Catholic Zionism
Protestant evangelical Zionism has a centuries-old pedigree. Could Catholic Zionism, evolving over the last half-century, become official Church teaching?
The Shameful Cover-Up of the Worst Attack on Diaspora Jews Since the Holocaust
A personal look at the 25 years that have passed since the bombing of an Argentine Jewish center that killed 85 people, with no progress toward justice.
The Mirage of an International Jerusalem
How the idea of Jerusalem’s status as an “international city” became embedded in countless UN resolutions and foreign policies, and why it is utterly baseless.
The Death of Morton Sobell and the End of the Rosenberg Affair
With the recent death of the unrepentant spy, his story, along with that of other American Jews steeped in Communism, can finally be told.
The Wreck of the Jewish Museum
From its priceless collection of artworks, a foremost cultural institution has harvested mainly inferior examples for display, while submerging Jewish identity in a sea of “universal values.”
How and Why Israelis Vote
A primer on the state of play of Israeli politics, how Israel’s electoral system shapes (and warps) priorities, and why Netanyahu has reason to be worried about his new rival.
Does Jewish History Have Anything to Say about America’s Immigration Mess?
As Jewish experience would suggest, a dichotomy embedded in the U.S. system distorts reality and makes for damaging policy.
How to Judge Robert Alter’s Landmark Translation of the Hebrew Bible
Finished after decades of labor, this one-man English translation is a stupendous achievement. How does it hold up against the masterpieces (and follies) that have come before?
The Strategy Washington Is Pursuing in the Middle East Is the Only Strategy Worth Pursuing
America needs to back up its allies (Israel, Saudi Arabia, and potentially Turkey), and isolate its adversaries (Iran, Russia, China, Islamic State). Everything else is secondary.
