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Whose Light in What Darkness?

Interpreted variously by Zionists, Jewish American liberals, and Lubavitcher Hasidim, Hanukkah is a major battleground for the heart and soul of Judaism. Getting Iran Wrong

Why have intellectuals from Foucault to Žižek found it so very difficult to see dictatorships for what they are, or to summon up the moral clarity to oppose them?Israel’s Pulp Fiction

Countercultural publishing thrived in Israel's first decades, with Westerns, espionage thrillers, science fiction, and what might be seen as the country's first literary responses to the Holocaust.The Niche Yeshiva

A secular yeshiva, an academic yeshiva, an environmental yeshiva? Israel is seeing the creation of several pilot programs geared toward ever-slimmer niche communities.After the Fall

In the eyes of two Egyptian thinkers, the Tahrir revolution was never democratic or liberal—and it was never in the interests of the middle class.The Army’s Private Sector

As trust in the civilian side of the Israeli government declines, the IDF increasingly contracts out non-military services like food and medical care—at its own peril.Memorabilia Most Foul

As the supply of Holocaust artifacts starts to dry up, commercial collectors are turning to an appalling source of Nazi items—the dead.Trusting Its Own

Adopting foreign interests influences the crucial debate over the Iranian nuclear threat. It's time for Israel to trust its own elected decision-makers.