Israel-Palestinian Peace Starts with Combating Anti-Semitism
A foundation of lies will not hold up the structure of peace.
January 22, 2021
A Brief History of the Bible’s Use at Presidential Inaugurations
President Biden’s speech is part of a welcome trend toward more religious language in public life.
In his inaugural speech on Wednesday, the new president alluded to the book of Exodus, and quoted a verse from Psalm 30: “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” This psalm—read in full in the traditional Jewish morning liturgy—is one Joe Biden has cited in other speeches as well. Tevi Troy and Stuart Halpern commend such use of the Bible as “part of a welcome, long-running trend toward more religious language in public life”:
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Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Are a Threat to America’s Allies and Interests
Mike Pompeo’s eleven-o’clock sanctions for an Iranian proxy.
By Crying Apartheid, Israeli Human-Rights Activists Insult Their Arab Compatriots
Not to mention those South Africans who lived through the real thing.
A Brief History of the Bible’s Use at Presidential Inaugurations
President Biden’s speech is part of a welcome trend toward more religious language in public life.
The Violinist and Her Twin Sister
A great Yiddish poet’s tale of defiance in the death camps, and a Jaffa cafeteria.