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Begin’s Prisoner’s Dilemma

In a Soviet prison, the young Menachem Begin fought to remove the word "guilty" from a forced confession of his Zionist activitiesDominoes

While the monarchies of the Middle East have a fighting chance to reform and survive, the region's dictatorial "republics" have been toppling down. Syria is next.Chai Society

Traditionally excluded from Yale's secret societies, Jewish students founded Eliezer, a club and salon that has blossomed into an organization of global repute.Standing Up to the UN

As the American ambassador to the UN Human Rights Commission in the mid-1990s, Geraldine Ferraro took a poised and principled stance against its demonization of Israel.A Real Palestinian Uprising?

On the possibility that protests like those rocking the greater Arab world will break out in the West Bank, Gaza, or both.Lost in Transit

The debut novel of David Bezmozgis, once hailed as a successor to Roth and Malamud, represents a dispiriting turn for the genre of immigrant fiction.Her Jewish Problem

The gender theorist Judith Butler turns an essay ostensibly about the legal dispute over Kafka's unpublished papers into a libel of the Jewish state.Three Religions, One God?

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam show the range and potential of a common conviction. But it is in their differences that each shines a light on the character of the others.Caution: Under Construction

The borders of the modern Middle East, shaped by Western powers, never corresponded to the ethnic and tribal facts on the ground. Will the map now be redrawn?