The most successful musicians are those who understand that their art is about spectacle as well as sound. When it comes to popular music, the more controversy there is, the greater the spectacle … more

A s we mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and the liberation of the concentration camps, that terrible chapter of history no longer seems so distant. While there are … more

There’s an unwritten rule among governments in many Muslim countries — when things go wrong at home, turn on the State of Israel. Bangladesh, one of the poorest and most densely … more

It’s not been a good week for two of the Muslim Brotherhood’s most prominent affiliates. In Gaza and in Turkey, the final days of the holy month of Ramadan have been marked by angry … more

We are currently experiencing the worst surge of antisemitism in living memory. But that realization shouldn’t lull us into thinking that the world prior to October 2023 was a relative bed of … more

The sight of Israeli fighter jets flying low and loud over the funeral in Beirut last month of the eliminated Hezbollah terrorist chieftain Hassan Nasrallah was certainly gratifying. But I’ll … more

The Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant observed that “out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.” Kant’s point was that human actions and the … more

The moment we had all been dreading came to pass on Feb. 20, as four coffins draped with Israeli flags traveled from the Gaza Strip to Israel in a convoy led by the Israel Defense Forces. Two of the … more

Reading the results of a poll of American Jews demonstrating that a strong majority of the community believes that anti-Zionism is antisemitism, frowning harshly upon the tiny minority of their … more

When histories of the war in the Gaza Strip are written — a war triggered by the Hamas pogrom in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 — the name of Alice Nderitu probably won’t garner … more