The Lost Shtetl Museum is more than an exhibition of artifacts, survivors of a lost civilization. It is a place of reflection and, hopefully, a place to feel safe having a conversation about loss, shame and the Holocaust

With the assassination of Ali Larijani and senior Basij commanders, over half of the Islamic Republic's most senior leadership is gone. Will their inexperienced replacements withstand the war's pressure? ■ Hezbollah's capabilities have not been impacted despite Israel's active combat

Israeli opposition leaders who refuse to unequivocally condemn Jewish terrorism in the West Bank are serving the Kahanist government on several levels – by making violent racism mainstream, by paving the way for deportation and by creating an additional front for the ongoing state of emergency