Amanda Unvarnished

I was recently told a story about a Jewish professor of Islamic studies who, some years ago, was seen standing bewildered outside the hotel gift shop at the annual conference of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) in a North American city. When asked what he was doing there, the professor responded in a mystified […]

Released with fanfare at a high-wattage press conference every year, the World Report is Human Rights Watch’s flagship annual review of global human-rights abuses. For 13 years I was its editor, overseeing a six-month production cycle that involved hundreds of staff and resulted in some 100 country chapters. I was the only person in the […]

We’re seeing lots and lots of it these days. It’s worth recalling what a blood libel really is.

The suggestion that Israel is no better than Hamas is a pernicious lie spread by those who want Israel gone.

Alan Dershowitz responds to Melanie Phillips' Spectator blog post of 9 July 2009.

The Five Love Languages of Purim by Sara Lamm (theisraelbible.com)

The Five Love Languages of Purim I love giving people gifts. There’s something about picking out the perfect present that’s totally exhilarating. I enjoy it so much my family jokes that I’m the “official” gift-giver of the family (sadly, not a paid position). It’s not that I know the best stores to shop at or […]

U.S blacklisted seven Israelis pursuant to a Feb. 1 Executive Order • Does reveal how it determined they are “undermining peace, security and stability” in Judea and Samaria.