A Joyous Holiday and a Sad World

Two million Muslims will be making the obligatory pilgrimage to Mecca, known as the Hajj, this month, as mandated by the Islamic calendar.
Jibril Rajoub and the “Merry Christmas Group”

Rajoub’s disparagement of Palestinian Christians is indeed likely to encourage Christians to leave the Western-funded Palestinian Authority areas.
When Discernment Dies

We do wish Shimon Peres the very best in his recovery.
America’s Nuclear Strategy: Core Obligations for our Next President

Plainly, whoever is elected president in November, his or her most urgent obligations will center on American national security.
Twilight of American Jewry

It is hard to know how Israel will be affected by the dramatic enfeeblement of the American Jewish community that we are now witnessing.
Venezuela’s “Death Spiral”

For many Venezuelans, by every economic, social and political measure, their nation is unravelling at breakneck speed.
Labour Whitewashes its Anti-Semitism

The report is vague and waffly, 28 pages saying almost nothing about the subject under question, anti-Semitism, which is throughout subsumed under general issues of racism.
Tensions Rise as PA Elections are Postponed

PA local elections lead to tension among Arab factions, sectors and the various social movements in Judea and Samaria.
European Leaders Discuss Plan for European Army

“We are going to move towards an EU army much faster than people believe.”
Academic Malfeasance: The Case of Christopher Bail

I can offer just one consolation for this depressing prospect: Bail’s inversion project will not prevail because it conflicts with reality.