The Founders set an example: they opened the damn strait.
Author: Martin Kramer
Netanyahu lost the Iran argument—until he didn’t
For decades, US officials shot down Bibi's Iran claims. Then came Trump.
He dreamed of regime change
They called him Don Quixote. But Uri Lubrani never gave up on regime change in Iran.
What Bernard Lewis saw in Iran
Bernard Lewis thought Iran's regime would fall. But who would push it?
In Iran, survival isn’t victory
There's an Iraq war that can serve as a model for Iran.
Syria in the Fertile Crescent
Why there will always be a Syrian problem.
Aida in Old Tel Aviv
How to hear opera for free in Tel Aviv circa 1924.
The bindings of Isaac: Goldziher’s library in Jerusalem
A library from Budapest shaped Israel's view of Islam.
Endless expertise
Werner Ende was a world of knowledge about modern Islam.
Charles Malik vs. Edward Said
Two opposing views of the West, formed by two grievances.
Bernard Lewis: remade in America
Fifty years ago, Bernard Lewis came to America. That changed them both.
Scenes from the massacres
A 200-year-old masterpiece evokes the brutality of October 7.
Down and out at Columbia
Columbia's president has resigned. Who gets to score the point?
Bibi’s evolving Hamas story
He contradicts himself. And did his 2022 memoir embolden Hamas?
The day the Mufti died
Palestinians have yet to wrestle with the legacy of the Mufti of Jerusalem.
Assassination in Zion
In 1924, the Haganah gunned down Jacob Israël de Haan. A rebuke from within.
Israel must never stand alone
If you're going to crib from Churchill, do it right.
Byron and Zion
Zionists thought the great poet was in their corner. What's the evidence?
The accountable leader from Golda to Bibi
1974 was a year of reckoning for Israeli leaders. 2024 must be too.
Islam: 1,400 years embattled
In some places, Islam's first battle is still being fought.
Oppenheimer’s ‘very late’ bar mitzvah
When and why did J. Robert Oppenheimer draw close to Israel?
A century without a caliph
Turkey abolished the caliphate a century ago. For good?
MLK: The Six-Day War interview
Did Martin Luther King stand up for the Palestinians?
Oppenheimer on Israel
The father of the bomb saw the promise of Israel.
Yom Kippur to Iraq: Wars in Years Ending in ’3
1973, 2003, and now 2023. How wars repeat themselves.
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