John L. Esposito, Natana J. DeLong-Bas, Shariah: What Everyone Needs to Know
The goal of Esposito and DeLong-Bas is to ensure that their readers come away with a favorable impression of Islam and Islamic law, even if it entails distorting the truth.
Mordechai Nisan, The Crack-up of the Israeli Left
Varied insights on the ideology, teachings, publications, and political activities of the Israeli left.
Nina Caputo, Mitchell B. Hart, eds., On the Word of a Jew: Religion, Reliability, and the Dynamics of Trust
Issues of trust and mistrust in the history of Jewish-Christian relations.
Recent Anti-Semitism in Scandinavia
Scandinavian Jews and Jewish property – particularly in Denmark and Sweden – have been the target of anti-Jewish harassment and assaults.
Jews and the Left
Why are left-wing Jews so ready to disregard even the most evident support for Israel if it comes from conservatives?
Egalitarianism and Bias: Veblen and the Jewish Question
In Veblen’s system of thought, Jewish culture, which is described as totally archaic, serves as pushback in the modern age.
Parallels between Nazi and Islamist Anti-Semitism
Both Nazism and Islamism posit a Jewish enemy with genocidal intentions vis-à-vis non-Jews and meriting a genocidal response in return.
Who Was Behind the Killing of Imam Musa Sadr?
The figure of Musa Sadr, a Lebanese imam of Iranian origin, continues to intrigue even though he disappeared more than four decades ago.
Minister Zevulun Hammer’s Stance on the “Who is a Jew?” Issue
This article explores how Zevulun Hammer, a National Religious Party (Mafdal) figure, viewed the status-quo issue regarding the question of “Who is a Jew?,” which concerns laws of personal status.
Quiet Diplomacy: The Exodus of Egyptian Jews between the Six-Day War and the War of Attrition
A number of studies have discussed the Israeli government’s approach to aiding the Egyptian Jewish community.
Raphael D. Marcus, Israel’s Long War with Hezbollah: Military Innovation and Adaptation under Fire
Marcus provides an important history of the Israel-Hizbullah conflict, with much of the information drawn from original sources.
Mikael Shainkman, ed. Antisemitism Today and Tomorrow: Global Perspectives on the Many Faces of Contemporary Antisemitism
This book offers a very accurate and duly pessimistic review of the new and powerful growth of anti-Semitism today.
Aron Shai, China and Israel: Chinese, Jews; Beijing, Jerusalem (1890-2018). Jewish Identities in Post-Modern Society
The present book by Aron Shai may have aimed too high.
Palestinian Education
There is an incongruence between the identity of the Palestinians who signed the Oslo agreements and the lands for which they took responsibility.
Yitzhak Rabin, the Oslo Accords, and the Intelligence Services
This document is addresses the role played by Israeli intelligence at strategic, fateful junctures in Israeli history.
