U.S.-Israel Cooperation Can Be a Model for Countering China
A problem for the BIRDs.
June 24, 2020
New Evidence Found of Life-Sized Canaanite Idols
A tale of three scepters.
As the Bible mentions repeatedly, the pre-Israelite inhabitants of the promised land were enthusiastic worshippers of graven images. While archaeologists have discovered countless small idols, they have not found any that are life-sized. But a recent discovery by Yosef Finkelstein at the Bronze Age Canaanite city of Lachish suggests that such statues once existed. Rossella Tercatin writes:
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Britain’s Betrayal of Israel During the Yom Kippur War, and Its Consequences
To Margaret Thatcher, it was both dishonorable and imprudent.
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Remembrance of riots past.
New Evidence Found of Life-Sized Canaanite Idols
A tale of three scepters.