Schumer Flips on Antisemitism

Senate minority leader Charles Schumer has cited Eban’s response to the Israel-haters as a transformative event in his own political life. Schumer’s very different response to the Israel-hater Mamdani reflects his own curious transformation.

When “Shylock” Matters

President Trump says he did not know that the term “Shylock” has antisemitic connotations, when he used it in a recent comment about unscrupulous bankers. Should we believe him? Does it matter?

Ghosts of a Holy War

With the recent anniversary of the Six-Day War and the reunification of Jerusalem, I was reminded of the 1967 liberation of Hebron and the return of Jews to the city for the first time since 1929—when 67 Jews were massacred there.