July 11

Euthanasia and the Meaning of Murder in Jewish Law

A halakhic take on philosophical ethics’ oldest dilemma.

July 10

Military Might and Democracy Still Matter

The lessons of Israel’s wars.

How Egypt Sees the Syrian Regime

Cairo shares much of Jerusalem’s caution.

A Century of Jewish Life in Trondheim, Norway

Keeping Shabbat where the sun doesn’t always set—or rise.

July 9

Hebron’s Restless Palestinian Clans, and Israel’s Missed Opportunity

Did a new vision for Judea and Samaria come too late?

Why Hizballah Didn’t Join in the Twelve-Day War

It’s busy preparing for the next one.

Jews, for the Most Part, Remain Loyal Democrats

A closer look at the 2024 Jewish vote.

A Historian Returns to His Grandmother’s Shtetl

Simnas, Lithuania—and its empty synagogue.

July 8

The Risks of Ending the Gaza War

The hostages are Hamas’s best leverage, and it knows it.

The Rites of Anti-Zionism

On college campuses, Marxists and Islamists fuse their hatreds of the West.

The Judeo-Christian Tradition and the U.S. Israel Relationship

Does it really make sense to speak of these often-rival religions in the same breath?