The Obstacle to Full Ties between Israel and the Sunnis
A marriage of convenience.
August 9, 2016
How Jaffa Got Its American Colony
It all started with Joseph Smith.
In 1866—over a decade before the earliest Zionists founded their first agricultural settlements—a group of 157 Christians from Maine arrived in Jaffa, hoping not just to live in the holy land but also to help the Jews trickling in from Europe learn to farm. When the colony was struck by disease, and several members died, most of the rest returned to the U.S. But a few stayed on and lent their name to a Jaffa neighborhood. Sara Toth Stub explains what motivated George Adams, the colony’s leader:
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Condemning Terror, so Long as It’s Not against Jews
An impressive statement with one troubling omission.
Summer Camp, Hamas-Style
Where twelve-year-olds learn to wield assault rifles.
The Moabites: Cousins and Rivals of Ancient Israel
Similar in language and theology.
How Jaffa Got Its American Colony
It all started with Joseph Smith.