How Chaim Weizmann Crafted the First Arab-Zionist Alliance
With the aid of T.E. Lawrence.
January 7, 2019
Devotees of the Liberal Order—Unlike Its Founders—Underestimated the Importance of Nationalism and Religion
Not antithetical, but complementary.
The year 1948, writes Yehudah Mirsky, saw the birth of the basic elements of what came to be known—perhaps misleadingly—as the “liberal international order.” These included the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Genocide Convention, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and the creation of Israel with the imprimatur of the United Nations. Mirsky argues that some of the failures of this order stem from a fundamental misunderstanding of those committed to defending it:
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The Israel-Boycott Charade of the United Church of Christ
Turning church assemblies into anti-Israel witch trials.
Devotees of the Liberal Order—Unlike Its Founders—Underestimated the Importance of Nationalism and Religion
Not antithetical, but complementary.
The Jewish Prohibition on Cremation and Cryonics Reflects a Deeply Held Belief about Human Nature
While the soul may have primary importance, the body is still seen as a holy vessel.
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