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Missed Opportunity

If the Middle East is returning to its historical Turkish-Iranian rivalry, it is worth lamenting how the Arabs wasted their moment of independence.Israel and Western Surrender

Islamic rage meets the West's deficit of moral authority, and the Jews are being scapegoated again.Iran and the U.S.: Who’s Containing Whom?

Exploiting uncanny resourcefulness, new alliances, terror, and American dithering, Iran has achieved impressive results.Antioch Divide

Examining the stark attitudes toward Judaism of the early Christian theologian Ignatius, a new book revises current thinking about the "parting of the ways" between the two religions.Jewish Treasures

A magnificent collection of precious music, art, rare books, and historical archives has found a new home in California. (Illustrated)Out of Eygpt

Visits to the dwindling Jewish communities of Alexandria and Cairo disclose remnants of a recently vibrant civilization. Before Mao

A visit to Harbin in China recalls a briefly vibrant Jewish community with a strong Zionist heritage that by the mid-1920s numbered 25,000 souls.Cairo’s Election Omen

Voting for Egypt's upper house was marred by low turnout, fraud, and violence: a portent of next year's presidential election?Not of This World

First he read ardently from Israel's Declaration of Independence and Psalm 137; then the pianist Evgeny Kissin played a fiery Chopin Scherzo and accepted an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University.