The Recent Discovery of Heinrich Himmler’s Telegram of November 2, 1943, the Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, to Amin al-Husseini, Mufti of Jerusalem
The telegram confirms that there was a partnership between Nazi-Germany, the Arabs of Palestine and the Arab World.
Georges Bensoussan, A Submissive France: The Voices of Refusal
The book describes the disintegration of law and order and the threat of a resident Muslim community which refuses to accept the values of the host country.
Understanding Resolution 2334: Did the Obama Administration Betray Israel at the UN?
Resolution 2334 removes the incentive for the Palestinians to return to bilateral negotiations with Israel.
Message from the Editor
The current issue of the Jewish Political Studies Review brings the reader a selection of articles which deal with a wide range of issues and ideas.
Jay Solomon, The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals that Reshaped the Middle East
The Iran Wars effectively exposes and criticizes the remarkable naiveté of US policy makers in their approach to the Middle East.
Georges Bensoussan, Hijacking the History of the Destruction of the Jews of Europe
Despite the occasional lack of rigor and tendency toward repetition, L’histoire confisquée provides much food for thought, but little hope.
Jacques Neriah, Between Rabin and Arafat: A Political Diary, 1993-1994
Rabin emerges as a solid analyst, capable of reaching decisions, and a man of integrity.
The Revival of British Jewry
British Jewry in the 21st century is more buoyant than expected.
Jacques Picard, Jacques Revel, Michael P. Steinberg and Idith Zertal, eds., Makers of Jewish Modernity: Thinkers, Artists, Leaders and the World They Made
This book is about Jewish modernity insofar as it is a “dimension” of the contemporary world at large.
John-Paul Himka and Joanna Beata Michlic, eds., Bringing the Dark Past to Light: The Reception of the Holocaust in Post-Communist Europe
Bringing the Dark Past to Light offers many examples of the manipulation of history and its impact upon numerous aspects of daily life.
Tricia Miller, Jews and Anti-Judaism in Esther and the Church
Anti-Judaism in the different versions of the book of Esther; the interpretation of Esther by Christian thinkers; and the hatred of Jews, Zionism and Israel
Planning the Holocaust in the Middle East:
Nazi Designs to Bomb Jewish Cities in Palestine
As a means of striking out against Zionism, the Luftwaffe considered bombing Jerusalem.
Iranian Terror and Argentinian Justice: The Case of Alberto Nisman, the Prosecutor Who Knew Too Much
Alberto Nisman was a genuine hero and a brilliant idealist who believed that forces of law can defeat terrorism.
