September 26
In the Corridors and Backrooms, Israel Accomplishes Much at the UN
The annual ritual: countries that don’t publicly recognize Israel’s existence line up for its help.
For Israel, Egypt’s Attempt to Reconcile Rival Palestinian Leaders Changes Nothing
And it’s not a win for Mahmoud Abbas.
In Accepting Aristotle’s Ethical Doctrines, Did Maimonides Contradict the Jewish Idea of Repentance?
The conflicting ideals of virtue and law.
The Theory That Ashkenazi Jews Are Descended from Khazars Is Junk Science
History, genetics, and linguistics agree.
Mainline Protestant Churches Take Up the Anti-Israel Cause
“The Israeli occupation of Palestinian land is a sin against God and humanity.”
September 25
The Movement to Return Jewish Worship to the Temple Mount Has Gone Mainstream
One brief and brilliant moment, and a kaddish.
Why Israel Went Out on a Limb to Support Kurdish Independence
A shared vision and a shared history.
Valerie Plame’s Circulation of an Anti-Semitic Article Was Deliberate
The growing tolerance for anti-Semitism on the far left and the far right.
American Jewish Fiction Has a New Favorite Theme: the Jewish State
Distant cousins.
The Lost Books of a Polish Yeshiva and Their Mysterious Fate
The Hitler Youth’s newspaper said they were burned. But it was lying.
September 20
Why Israeli Arabs Should Drop Their Political Parties
A choice between embracing and rejecting modernity.
Stopping Academic Boycotts Is Part of a Larger Contest for the Soul of the University
Propaganda vs. scholarship.
The Israeli Supreme Court Shields Hamas Members from Punishment
A “mind-boggling” ruling.
The Phoenicians May Have Given Europe and Ancient Israel Their Alphabets, but They Left behind No Literature
Could it because they lacked a national identity?