The Sykes-Picot Agreement Obstructed, Rather Than Abetted, Jewish Aspirations for Statehood
Until it was revoked.
May 23, 2016
A Christian Bible Scholar’s Tendentious Attack on Zionism
A dangerous book from a distinguished theologian.
In his recent book, Chosen? Reading the Bible amid the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, the distinguished scholar Walter Brueggemann levels familiar accusations against the Jewish state while also claiming that he has discovered heretofore-overlooked injustices. As for Brueggeman’s theological investigations, Gerald McDermott argues that they reveal the author’s contempt not for any particular Israeli behavior or policy, but for Zionism itself and for the promises of the biblical God:
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Rectifying America’s Middle East Policy in the Wake of the Iran Deal
Push back.
Famous Novelists Throw an Anti-Israel Temper Tantrum, in Book Form
Courtesy of Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman.
Should the Ban on Benedict Spinoza Be Lifted?
Subsuming Judaism to liberalism.
A Christian Bible Scholar’s Tendentious Attack on Zionism
A dangerous book from a distinguished theologian.