July 14
Better to Undermine Iran’s Nuclear Program Than to Conclude Another Bad Deal
The lesson of recent explosions.
Remembering the Great African American Leaders Who Were Also Zionists
Rosa Parks, Bayard Rustin, and the “opiate of the Arabs.”
Turning the Hagia Sofia into a Mosque Is Both Wrong and Imprudent—and It Should Worry Israel
“The resurrection of Aya Sofia heralds the liberation of the al-Aqsa Mosque.”
The Supreme Court Delivers Another Victory for the Founders’ Vision of Religious Liberty
Government entities in the U.S. still threaten to impose their orthodoxy on dissenters.
After Arriving at the Sea of Galilee, a Group of Early Hasidim Encountered Plague
Past and present fused uncannily in the rabbis’ thoughts.
July 13
China Emerges as Iran’s Biggest Defender
Israelis need to wake up to the Chinese threat.
Even in the Face of Budget Cuts, Israel Must Maintain Its Ability to Fight a Ground War
Learning the lesson of the Second Lebanon War.
Israel Can Do Much to Help Diaspora Jewry, While Spending Little
Starting with education.
When Books Are People, and People Books
A Jewish perspective on “biographies” of religious classics.
Two Millennia of Archaeological Treasures beneath the Temple Mount
Starting 30 feet belowground.
July 10
What Palestinians Want
Pragmatic in the short term, radical in the long term.
Remembering the Iraqi Intellectual Who Stood Up for the Jews
But didn’t dare stand up for the Jewish state.
The First Amendment Doesn’t Create a “Class of Special Rights”
Getting the Supreme Court’s Little Sisters of the Poor ruling wrong.
What the Story of Phineas Teaches about Morality, Politics, and Plague
Politics must be as moral as possible if a nation is to flourish in the long run.
