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Israel, America, and the Lessons of 9/11

A reminder: After September 11, America placed long-term foreign policy bets on democracy in the Middle East.  But for Israel, there is no such thing as long-term foreign policy.The Threat of Success

Modern Iraq: power outages, corruption, bombings.  But what if, in spite of it all, the country is turning into the region’s best hope for a stable democracy?Mornings at the Stanton Street Shul

Jonathan Boyarin’s book on a summer spent as part of the minyan at the historic synagogue is about Judaism, Jewishness, the changing Lower East Side—and Boyarin himself.Britain’s Maginot Line

Israel’s landscape is dotted with squat, brick-colored “Tegart forts,” built to withstand all attack and ensure long-term British military control of Palestine.  Today, they are just artifacts. The Element of Surprise

The Israelis may have invented the world’s cleverest means of disguising their Iran strategy: a public discussion so cacophonous that no one has a clue about what they might do.