Will Bernie Sanders Drive a Wedge between American Jews and Israel?
His campaign has already done much to label the Jewish state “right-wing” and “racist.”
March 2, 2020
As Israelis Go to the Polls, There’s Little Reason to Expect a Conclusive Result
A political war of attrition.
Today Israel holds its third election in twelve months’ time, after the two 2019 elections failed to deliver decisive results. Yet the various surveys of voter opinion taken in the past several weeks uniformly suggest that neither the Likud party (led by Benjamin Netanyahu) nor the centrist Blue and White party (led by the former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz) will win a decisive victory or have a clear path to forming a majority coalition in the Knesset. Haviv Rettig Gur explains:
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As Israelis Go to the Polls, There’s Little Reason to Expect a Conclusive Result
A political war of attrition.
Whether or Not the American Peace Plan Is Implemented, It Will Have a Historical Impact
Palestinians must accept that history can’t be reversed.
The Cliffside Caves Used by Jewish Revolutionaries Fighting the Roman Empire
Reinforcing Josephus’ description of events, excavations offer a window into the stratagems of the ancient Jewish resistance.
Prayer in a Time of Pandemic
To pray is to be human; to be human is to pray.