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Are Israeli Settlers Human?

No nation has been held to so stringent a moral account as Israel, and no people to so slight an account as the Palestinians. The murder of the Fogels demands a redressing of that imbalance.Master Illustrator

A new, annotated edition of Arthur Szyk's Haggadah brings back a long-neglected Jewish artist.Miral: A Review

On March 14, UN members were treated to a spurious film vision of the Israel-Palestinian conflict in which all evils—including the record of Palestinian violence—are Israel's fault.Pacific Coast Byways

Three talented historians have teamed up to write a history of West Coast Jews, from the 1840s Gold Rush to the rise of the Hollywood moguls.L’artiste Maudit

A biography of the artist Amedeo Modigliani lacks an intimate sense of the cultural and intellectual forces that made his erratic behavior, and his achievement, possible.Tzav: Priests, Food, and God

This week's reading, like last week's, delves into the details of the ritual sacrifices performed by the priests in the Tabernacle. These sacrifices can generally be divided into three types: olah, in which the sacrificed animal is burned entirely on the altar, reflecting a solemn commitment and deference to the divine; shlamim, which is mainly brought during personal celebrations and holidays, partly burned, and partly eaten by both the priests and the owner to express the joy of the occasion; and hatat, brought as an atonement for sin and partly burned and partly eaten by the priests but not by...Anything but Banal

As a new account shows, Adolf Eichmann's self-portrait as an insignificant clerk, famously endorsed by Hannah Arendt and widely accepted, was contrary to the facts. Resurfaced

Some of the most intriguing archeological artifacts ever discovered were given to Egypt by Israel as part of the 1979 peace deal—and promptly disappeared.  Have they now resurfaced?Murder and Spin

Sensational news from the Middle East usually dominates the world's media; by contrast, the Itamar massacre was downplayed when it was not outright distorted.