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From Russia with Love

While Moscow still supports Syria and Iran in a bid to counter U.S. influence in the Middle East, economic and cultural ties between Russia and Israel have blossomed since the end of the Cold War.The Wolf Lies Down with Islam

If Obama owes his critical attitude toward Israel to Rabbi Arnold Wolf, his sometime friend in Chicago, why didn’t the president pay any attention to Wolf’s reflections on the Islamic world? Hebrew Comes to Harlem

The New York school board’s approval of a Hebrew charter school in South Harlem heralds a new educational partnership between Harlem’s diverse black community and Upper West Side Jews.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.