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Morsi the Moderate?

Although Egypt’s new president is trusted by the military establishment, the Muslim Brotherhood chose him as their candidate for his uncompromising ideological integrity.Wrong on Wagner

The decision by Tel Aviv University to ban a private performance of Wagner’s music is a sign of increasing hysteria in Israel - not to mention artistic deafness. The Undeserving Poor?

The Forward says that the U.S. should think hard about subsidizing a community that makes poverty a lifestyle.  But is the paper merely selling its non-liberal brethren down the river?Après Merah, le Déluge

Despite France’s focus on its Jews in the wake of the Toulouse killings, anti-Semitic attacks have only intensified—and the media, the government, and the police are all turning a blind eye.Simmering Sinai

Clashes at the border coupled with the prospect of a hostile Egyptian government have led to defiant rhetoric in Israel on the Sinai. But for Israel’s security, rhetoric must not translate into military retaliation.The Resilience of Arab Monarchy

How can one explain the almost paradoxical phenomenon that hereditary monarchies have emerged relatively undisturbed from the Arab Spring? Halakhic Spring

The backlash from Orthodox Jews against kashrut authorities in Jerusalem is a microcosm of a global phenomenon, whereby educated laymen are gaining the confidence to subvert rabbinic authority.