November 30
The End of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, and the Rise of the Arab-Israeli Coalition
The New Middle East is here, and it’s not what Shimon Peres expected.
Christian Anti-Semitism Is Still Here
“The Jews are guilty.”
Attempts to Reform the Israeli Judiciary Aren’t a Threat to Democracy
The override clause.
The Rise and Fall of an Indian Jewish Family’s Commercial Empire
The Sassoons, Rothschilds of the east.
How the Mayor of New York Helped Brooklyn’s Jews to Observe the Sabbath
Aided by a one-dollar lease.
November 29
Why an Arab Party Is the Real Winner of the Israeli Election
Mansour Abbas has revolutionized his community’s politics.
In Music, Politics, Religion, and Diplomacy, Israel Is Becoming Part of the Middle East
Mizraḥi nation, revisited.
The Dangers of Dining with Anti-Semites
“You don’t need to be looking for anti-Semites under every bed. Then again, many are jumping up and down on the bed.”
The Medieval Rabbi Who Championed Literalism
How an illustrious family and interactions with Christians shaped the work of Samuel ben Meir.
How Therapy and “Self-Care” Usurped Religion
Narratives of personal liberation threaten to weaken our already frayed social bonds.
November 28
Terror Returns to Israel
A different kind of attack.
The Decline of Islamism, and the Rise of the Muslim-American Far Left and Far Right
“When it comes to Israel, everyone is still unhinged.”
Inside the Drug Trade That Funds Iran’s Levantine Empire
Captagon and the Middle East.
Hitler’s Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz
A documentary about music under the Third Reich.
