There has been an exaggeration on Israel being the source of problems in the Middle East.

An invitation to the world that works.

Netanyahu is likely to receive little sympathy on the issue of Jerusalem, as President Obama has already signalled his intent to press for some kind of international status for the ancient holy city.

The corruption of the human rights ideal has to be fought not only at the United Nations, but inside the domestic institutions of Western nations--and within our own minds and consciences.

Spying in on the afterlife.

America has not yet learned from history,as we arecontinuing to write off extremist regimes in the Middle East.

Thoughwe are engagedmilitarily inIraq and Afghanistan, there is little apparent recognition that we are under attack by a familiar sort of enemy and great reluctance to act accordingly.

The subject of Winston Churchill and the Jews is not a trivial or peripheral subject, but it is difficult to treat this delicate matter in isolation, as the virtues and defects of these two books demonstrate.