Public apologies of this sort have a certain symbolic value, since they represent a belated but necessary acknowledgment of historical truth. Whether or not the current mayor has truly learned from the mistakes of the past is another question.

The Michigan congresswoman is furious about an editorial cartoon poking fun at her record on Arab terrorism.

We’re accustomed to politicians courting the Black Vote, or the Jewish Vote, or the Youth Vote. But what about the Antisemitic Vote?

The Soviet and Chinese governments denounced what they called “the Zionist aggression.” United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim charged that Israel had committed a “serious violation of the sovereignty” of Uganda.