Daybreak: U.S. Hand Weak in Lebanon
Plus Medvedev gets warm welcome in Jericho, and more in the news
Daybreak: Tensions Up After West Bank Deaths
Plus Alan Grayson goes unquietly, and more in the news
Facts on the Ground
A Columbia professor tours East Jerusalem, where national histories clash, converge, and intertwine
Disobedient
The leader of nonviolent protests in the West Bank—a potential Palestinian Gandhi—is in an Israeli jail
Things Fall Apart
Israel’s leaders have abandoned the details of governance, as last week’s catastrophic wildfire tragically showed
Daybreak: Secrets and Porn at AIPAC
Plus Gates pushes for sanctions instead of bombing, and more in the news
Monsters Breeding
The foiled Yemeni bomb plot shows why anti-Semitism isn’t only about Jews
Q&A: Maen Rashid Areikat
The Palestinian ambassador to Washington sees a role for the American Jewish community in creating a Palestinian state
Ben-Gurion
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?
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.
