Don’t Blame the Occupation for the Terrorist Slaying of Ori Ansbacher
Jihadism, not a struggle for liberation.
February 13, 2019
A Prominent Muslim Cleric Joined the Pope in Embracing Religious Tolerance. His Arabic Statements Suggest Something Else
A superficial show for a Western audience.
During his historic visit to Abu Dhabi earlier this month, Pope Francis signed a joint statement with Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayyeb, who, by dint of his position as the grand imam of Egypt’s al-Azhar University, is widely considered Sunni Islam’s leading religious authority. The document strongly condemns religious coercion and religiously motivated violence, while praising freedom of conscience and tolerance. Yet Tayyeb, much like Mahmoud Abbas and Yasir Arafat before him, seems to espouse very different views when speaking in Arabic, as Raymond Ibrahim writes:
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The Problem with Asking Anti-Semites to Say Sorry
Apology unaccepted.
Can Belief in the Divinity of the Torah Be Reconciled with Biblical Criticism?
An impressive but flawed new book tries to do so.
A Prominent Muslim Cleric Joined the Pope in Embracing Religious Tolerance. His Arabic Statements Suggest Something Else
A superficial show for a Western audience.
An Ancient Coin Dedicated to “the Freedom of Israel”
Two hikers discover a remnant of the Bar Kokhba revolt.