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Of States and Settlements

Instead of opposing the Levy Report, which affirms Israel's right to settle in the West Bank, advocates of a two-state solution should support it—because "the question of legality is separate from that of prudence."Of Women and Walls

At the Western Wall in 1842, William Bartlett saw "seated many venerable men, reading the books of the law," but also "many women . . . kissing its ancient masonry, and praying through the crevices."Friends, but Not Allies

Despite continuing political differences, India has forged a mutually beneficial relationship with Israel—by decoupling bilateral relations from the peace process.Faith and Family

"The welfare state has been an ineffective and hideously expensive substitute for the fractured Western family.  If the churches are to succeed, they must compete successfully against it."In Defense of Kissinger

Despite being America's first Jewish Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger dismissed the refuseniks as "not an American concern."  But, "Kissinger’s realism was more effective than the humanitarianism of Jewish groups." Gaza’s Modesty Police

"They beat me for at least five minutes.  I was crying and screaming with agony.  I found out from neighbors when I got home that it was because of my hair."“Was I a Man or a Jerk?”

Greg Bellow's memoir of his father, author Saul Bellow, reveals "a sort of uneasy, seesaw truce between a famous, domineering, and rageful father, and a sensitive son."