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Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

Disagreements in the religious Zionist camp over which candidate to back for chief rabbi are likely to ensure that the post remains in haredi hands.Conspiracy of Silence

A new book documents how “Jew” and “Zionist” have become generic insults in Muslim countries—and how Western policymakers deliberately ignore the extent of Islamic anti-Semitism.Diary of the Hitler Diary Hoax

Thirty years ago, Stern magazine announced the discovery of Hitler’s lost diaries, which claimed that he did not know what was happening to the Jews.  Within two weeks, the diaries were exposed as fakes. Is Blood Thicker than Holy Water?

Remembering Bar Yohai—and Bar Kokhba

On Lag BaOmer, which begins tomorrow night, we commemorate not only the yahrzeit of Tannaic rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai but also the Bar Kokhba revolt.Confessions of a British Zionist

"I am a Zionist because there is something inherently myopic, ignorant, and nasty about present-day anti-Zionism that must be confronted."Warning Notes

Jewish composer Arnold Schoenberg could not have anticipated the future for Vienna's Jews, but a piece entitled "Premonition" reflects growing anti-Semitism 30 years before the Holocaust.