Tucker Carlson is a master of disingenuousness, to put it generously. That’s why the only viewers still charmed by his trademark deer-in-the-headlights act are those on the right who champion … more

As a new, allegedly more humane government takes hold in Syria, American policymakers face a familiar temptation: To embrace a fresh face that promises stability and reform after years of chaos and … more

A smattering of Arabic words has entered the English language in recent years, the direct result of more than a century of conflict between the Zionist movement and Arab regimes determined to prevent … more

Editor’s note: With the president planning to accept a 400-million-dollar gift and uncounted hundreds of millions in business benefits from Qatar, it’s useful to consider Qatar’s … more

A s far as groups like Jewish Voice for Peace and the Nexus Project — and their cheering section at the New York Times — are concerned, what the Heritage Foundation is doing is pretty … more

When Donald Trump won the presidential election last year, many in Israel thought they’d dodged a bullet. The Democratic Party was viscerally hostile to Israel, while Trump was considered the … more

T he origin of the verse inscribed on the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia is in Behar, one of this week’s parshiot. Its theme speaks to the ideological foundations of our republic, of freedom and … more

We’ll call him Gabi (not his real name), a most unlikely recruit. None of us had any idea how and why he had gotten into our unit — he was overweight, to put it mildly, and was always the … more

It is an old word, and it describes a behavior that has been around since the beginning of history. Yet the word seems to me to be used more and more frequently these days, and the behavior it … more

This week’s Torah portions, the third and final “double parshiot” of sefer Vayikra, is Behar-Bechukotai. Being in the Land of Israel, I’d like to focus on Parshat Behar, which … more