Israel and Egypt’s Deeper Ties
Recent tensions only reveal fundamental shared interests. Hopefully.
Daybreak: Sinai To Be Remilitarized
Plus A’jad being A’jad, China picks a side, and more in the news
Details on the Israel Attack and Syria Statements
Was Hamas involved? And what happens to Syria next?
Sundown: Iran and Qaeda in Cahoots?
Plus, Keret’s thin abode, Facebook won’t delete denial pages, and more
Left For Dead
The Israeli left has collapsed in the last decade. But the right, despite its successes, is dying, too, brought down by Russian-imported maximalism and American-imported political consultants.
Unruly
The anti-boycott bill that passed the Knesset yesterday—which makes it illegal to call for severed economic ties with Israel or its West Bank settlements—is a reprehensible criminalization of dissent
Daybreak: Abbas Lukewarm on Unity Pre-U.N.
Plus Hariri indictments handed down, and more in the news
Sundown: Barak Predicts Assad’s Demise
Plus, Israeli envoy enlists American Jews, Lieberman the shanda, and more
Why They Listen to Dagan
Former Mossad chief is Netanyahu’s new unofficial domestic opponent
Disasters
This week in Israel: borders are breached, a truck runs amok, Netanyahu tests the waters, Barak stands accused, and rabbis fireproof the Sabbath
Ben-Gurion
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
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.
