Michael Weiss
This Week in Obstacles to Mideast Peace
No treaty soon with Lebanon; more Jewish building in East Jerusalem?
Did Scotland Have the Wrong Man?
Lockerbie convict released, but some think Iran was really behind the bombing
Evidence of Iran Nuclear Program?
ElBaradei has it but is hiding it, sources tell ‘Haaretz’
Website Corrects Record on Obama Positions
Resettling Hamas members in U.S.? Meshugge!
Did IDF Kill 12 Surrendering Palestinians?
Report says yes, though author has anti-Israel background
Abbas Is Happy to Wait
As P.M. Fayyad interview with ‘Haaretz’ confirms
The Lucky Likudnik
Why Benjamin Netanyahu is having a more successful term than anyone expected
Out of the Outpost
Israel evacuates an illegal settlement, steps up efforts to placate U.S.
Some Jews Actually Like Mary Robinson
In defense of her Presidential Medal of Freedom
You Basterds!
Jeffrey Goldberg considers Tarantino’s latest
Ben-Gurion
The Eichmann Trial
Sacred Trash
The Tenth Man
The key to Christopher Hitchens wasn’t his iconoclasm; it was his desire for belonging—and the proof can be found in an unexpected place
The Dispossessed
Hugo Chávez is ramping up his assault on Venezuela’s upper class, and now a rare Jewish paradise is squarely in his sights. Can it be salvaged?
- Daphne Merkin chats with Joseph Cedar, the director of the Oscar-nominated FOOTNOTE http://t.co/UWJjpoWl
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Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
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St. Leonard’s Passion
Leonard Cohen releases his 12th album, Old Ideas. The troubadour and poet hasn’t always been popular, but he is always profound.by Liel LeibovitzFace Off
The Israeli leadership is at war with itself over Iran: In one corner, Bibi Netanyahu and Ehud Barak. In the other, former Mossad chief Meir Dagan.by Yossi MelmanWriting Footnote
Director Joseph Cedar on Orthodox Judaism, The Social Network, and the nightmare scenario behind his latest Academy Award-nominated filmby Daphne MerkinSentimental Journey
In the new collected stories of Nathan Englander, and in his revised Haggadah, Jews cling tenuously to the easily broken chains of traditionby Adam KirschPregnant Pause
Pregnancies are fertile ground for superstition, especially for those who assume their traditions and lucky charms are based in Jewish lawby Allison Hoffman




