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Church burnings in Cairo are a sharp reminder that non-Muslim communities are an endangered species throughout much of the Islamic world.Shuffling the Deck Chairs

Kuwait is now replacing Syria as a candidate for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council: essentially, a distinction without a difference. Strings Attached

Money alone has not sufficed to buy a treasured Judaica library containing, among other unique specimens, hundreds of handwritten Hebrew documents dating back as much as 1,000 years.The Alawites and Israel

Would the fall of Assad's regime decrease or, on the contrary, increase the likelihood that Syria will precipitate a war against Israel? (PDF)More than Schnitzel

Americans aren't the only ones who love a good barbecue. A profile of the distinctly Israeli tradition of mangal.At Fatima Gate

A masterful reporter, the independent journalist Michael J. Totten delivers assessments of the Hizballah movement that perennially escape the mainstream media.What I Learned in Bethlehem

At a conference of progressive Palestinians, a self-identified Israeli left-winger experiences a conversion; he is now a self-identified Zionist left-winger.The Tale of Maimonides and Peter

Was the great religious philosopher a heretic, as some medieval rabbis thought? A legend extant in many versions tells how he dramatically and successfully dispelled the charge.A Sad Job Done Well

What is the single best book for understanding the political tragedies of the 20th century? The Gulag Archipelago? 1984? Try the little-known Czech writer Heda Kovály's Under a Cruel Star.Naturally Neural

Did being Jewish help the journalist Joshua Foer win the U.S. Memory Championship?