October 16
The Ancient Greeks and Romans, but Not the Jews, Believed in Mythical Creatures
Dissecting a tendentious new-atheist attack on the Hebrew Bible.
October 11
Israeli Indecision on the Palestinian Issue Is a Sign of Strength, Not Weakness
What a new book about Israeli prime ministers gets wrong, and right, about today.
The Yom Kippur Attack at a German Synagogue Is Not an Isolated Event
A result of the failure of the authorities.
America’s Dangerous Abandonment of the Kurds, and the Five Years of Confusion That Led Up to It
Two very problematic allies.
The Israel Museum Features the Recovered Manuscripts of Two Middle Eastern Space Explorers, One Modern and One Mythical
Ilan Ramon and the book of Enoch.
A 5,000-Year-Old Metropolis North of Tel Aviv
The region’s largest city in its day.
October 10
The Syrian Civil War Is Changing Arab Attitudes toward Israel
As Arab rulers and their peoples come to see that Islamism and Iran are the real threats.
Israel’s Religious-Music Revolution Can Bring It Closer to the Diaspora
The annual piyyut festival.
A Romanian Film about Holocaust Remembrance and Denial Is a Searing Satire with a Dark Void at Its Core
Only interested in dead Jews.
Whatever Happened to God and Country?
Younger Americans value patriotism, religion, and family far less than they did a few decades ago.
When a Mexican Revolutionary Invaded the U.S., Possibly in Search of a Jewish Shopkeeper
Sam Ravel and Pancho Villa.
October 8
Israel’s Political Instability Poses a Strategic Danger
And if Netanyahu is out, hostile powers may try to test a new prime minister’s mettle.
The Precipitous American Withdrawal from Syria Will Embolden Israel’s Enemies
Turkey and Iran can expand their influence.
In a “Slip,” British Academics Eager to Commemorate the Holocaust Neglect to Include Its Jewish Victims
Which is more revealing, the conscious lie or the unconscious one?
