Sundown: Construction in Hebron
Plus, Obama and the Jews, Obama and a Jew named Kinky, and more
In Hebron, This Land Is … Whose Land?
New film chronicles the settler-bullies of the West Bank city
War and Remembrance
The Promise, a British miniseries about Israel at its founding and today, has been criticized by some Jewish groups as biased propaganda. But it’s a fair and compelling dramatization that deserves to be widely seen, not demonized.
Unsettled
An IDF vet with ‘a great sense of discomfort about my own personal behavior’ when he patrolled the Occupied Territories now leads a group called Breaking the Silence dedicated to exposing the messy work of occupation
Sundown: Mubarak Just Asking For It
Plus the Jewish fallen, the stymied Schalit deal, and more
Q&A: Maen Rashid Areikat
The Palestinian ambassador to Washington sees a role for the American Jewish community in creating a Palestinian state
Daybreak: Obama Takes Charge
Plus: Abbas’ reluctance, Palestinian dissent, and more in the news
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.
