Israel

Hezbollah weapons depot reportedly blows up

An explosion in southern Lebanon on the border with Israel is reported to be a Hezbollah weapons depot.

Israeli soldier, Palestinian protester injured in West Bank clashes

An Israeli soldier and a civilian security guard, as well as a Palestinian protester, were injured in clashes near the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar.

The Plot Against America

Political zealots had a field day during the recent presidential election. Right-wingers painted Obama as a Kenyan communist. Leftists painted Romney as a plutocrat who would steal bread from babies. A new low? Not really. Fear-mongering has a long, nasty history in American politics, and Philip Roth’s 2004 The Plot Against America has never seemed more relevant. The […]