Why American Abstention from an Anti-Israel Resolution at the United Nations Matters
UNRWA is entangled with terrorism and spreads anti-Semitism.
November 17, 2021
How an Israeli Archaeologist Accidentally Upended a Skeptical Account of the Bible’s Accuracy
Debunking the debunkers at “Solomon’s mines.”
In 1934, Nelson Glueck—an American rabbi and expert on ancient pottery—came across evidence of ancient copper mining in the Timna Valley, a remote desert area in southeastern Israel. Based on the potsherds he discovered nearby, he dated the site to about 1000 BCE, and concluded that he had discovered King Solomon’s mines. Subsequent archaeologists discredited this theory, uncovering evidence that the site was much older, and had been established by Egyptians. But then, in 2009, the archaeologist Erez Ben-Yosef arrived with a team to do geological research. Matti Friedman describes what followed:
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When It Comes to Cybersecurity, Israel Is Powerful, but Not Impregnable
Some cyberwarfare wisdom from Rocky.
Algeria Has Aligned Itself with Iran and China against the West
The real reasons behind its spat with Morocco.
How an Israeli Archaeologist Accidentally Upended a Skeptical Account of the Bible’s Accuracy
Debunking the debunkers at “Solomon’s mines.”
Why American Jews Shouldn’t Fear the Overturning of a Landmark Religious-Freedom Case
Even “neutral rules” could be used against kosher slaughter and circumcision.