Rafik Hariri
In a Landmark Case, International Court Opens Trial Against Hezbollah Operatives
But none of those charged with crimes have actually been apprehended—illustrating the limits of justice when dealing with terrorists
The Road From Damascus
Hamas finally comes out against the Assad regime, its longtime patron, striking a major blow against Iran’s bid for Shia regional dominance
The New Consensus: Confirm Robert Ford!
Neoconservatives about-face on U.S. envoy to Syria
Daybreak: Hariri Indictments Revealed
Plus AJC controversy, movement (maybe) on Shalit, and more in the news
Mad Men
The recent massacres in Oslo, Norway, and Hama, Syria, were both carried out by heartless sociopaths. Why does one of them—Syria’s Bashar al-Assad—continue to enjoy diplomatic relations with Washington?
Daybreak: Abbas Lukewarm on Unity Pre-U.N.
Plus Hariri indictments handed down, and more in the news
Daybreak: Egypt To Honor Peace Treaty
Plus P.A. upheaval, Iran redux?, and more in the news
Burning Bush
The mass uprising in Egypt that seems set to overthrow the Mubarak regime is the latest test of George W. Bush’s Freedom Agenda. The U.S. and Israel are hoping it works out better than the previous three.
U.N. Files Sealed Indictment in Lebanese Killing
Hezbollah grabs more power to Israel’s north
Hezbollah Departs Lebanese Government
Obama and PM meet; Israel’s northern border could turn chaotic
Daybreak: Iran Scientist Assassinated
Plus the leaks, the reactor, the Wall, and more in the news
How an Alabama Doctor Became a Rabbi to His Patients at a Groundbreaking AIDS Clinic
In his memoir ‘Positive,’ Michael Saag warns that our broken health care system is more dangerous than the AIDS epidemic
Leonard Cohen’s Long, Strange, Sometimes Tortured Road to Mastering His Own Sound
Liel Leibovitz, who has a new book out on the rock ’n’ roll poet, looks at how Cohen’s songs evolved from bleak to transcendent
‘Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah’: Inside 19th-Century Yiddish Letter-Writing Manuals
Correspondence templates taught Jews both literacy and how to be modern. A new anthology shows their entertainment value.
- Haim Rocks Out at Coachella
- Susan Sontag Documentary to Debut at the Tribeca Film Festival
- This Passover, I’m Liberating Myself From My Anorexia—By Eating Chametz
- ‘Orange is the New Black’ Season 2 Trailer is Here!
