June 7
American Aid to Lebanon Is a Gift to Iran
A policy of defending a state run by Hizballah from Israel.
The Fatal Attack on the Israel-Egypt Border Should Lead to Concern, but Not Panic
A tactical rather than a strategic failure.
CUNY’s Problem Goes Much Deeper Than One Anti-Semitic Commencement Speaker
A longstanding problem receives sudden attention.
What Does Holiness Mean in a Secularizing World?
An economist asks a rabbi.
Recreating the Balm of Gilead
Scientists extract the resin of the pistachio tree using ancient methods.
June 6
Israel’s Friendship with Iraqi Kurds, and Why Iran Opposes It
When anti-Kurdish and anti-Jewish bigotry intersect.
Where It Matters Most, the National Anti-Semitism Strategy Drops the Ball
Silence about anti-Zionism, and violence against Ḥaredim.
A Christian Child Taken from His Parents, and the Fate of Modern Egypt
His name is Shenouda.
The Legacy of the French War Hero Who Betrayed His Country and Its Jews
Philippe Pétain on trial.
A World-Champion Marathoner again Chooses the Sabbath over Athletic Glory
Beatie Deutsch’s chariot of fire.
June 5
How Israel Can Break the Cycle of Wars in Gaza
Disarming Hamas.
Bringing the Israeli Protest Movement to the U.S. Gives Succor to Israel’s Enemies
And accomplishes little on its own terms.
Israel’s One-Man Arabic Public-Relations Department
Edy Cohen tries to convince the Middle East that Jews aren’t monsters.
How an Attempt to Convey the Hebrew Bible’s Beauty Spoke to People of Faith
The promise of translation.