Face the Nations
By asking the United Nations to fulfill their national aspirations, the Palestinians are following a script Israel’s founders wrote in the 1940s
September Dawns, the General Assembly Nears
Will the P.A. go through with its statehood bid?
Daybreak: Abbas Lukewarm on Unity Pre-U.N.
Plus Hariri indictments handed down, and more in the news
Palestinians Reconsider U.N. Statehood Push
Change represents victory for Israel and, even more, Obama
The Heretic
David Simon, creator of the series The Wire, infuriated Jewish groups last fall by likening the plight of the country’s inner cities to a “slow-motion Holocaust.” As his latest show, Treme, enters its second season, he explains how his choice of words was no accident.
Sundown: War With Hezbollah Could Get Ugly
Plus, the hottest kosher spot on the Upper West Side, and more
Angel Dust
Jacob struggles with the angel in this week’s parasha. As a new book about an Armenian family’s history shows, we must do the same.
Settlement Kerfuffle Follows the Script
Building announcement leads to U.S.-Israeli friction
Ben-Gurion
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.
