With Jerusalem’s Arabs at a Crossroads, Partitioning the City Would Court Disaster
Integration is on the rise. So is Islamism.
August 2, 2017
Over the Centuries, the Island of Malta Has Sheltered Jewish Refugees and Amassed Jewish Slaves
It now has a small but flourishing Jewish community.
Some 150 Jews live in Malta, making up under .o4 percent of the population. The tiny island nation has been a home to Jews since at least the 1st century CE, although some evidence suggests that Jews first arrived with Phoenician merchants as early as the 9th century BCE. But while Malta gave refuge to Jews in the 15th and 20th centuries, it has also been the site of much persecution, and from the 16th through the 18th centuries had the dubious distinction of being the only European country where large numbers of Jews were slaves. Gail Dubov writes:
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How the U.S. Can Still Prevent Iran from Building an Atomic Bomb
Restore leverage.
The New Face of American Progressivism Is Illiberal and Anti-Semitic
Linda Sarsour and her fellow feminists.
The Paradox of Tisha b’Av in Jerusalem
With one breath we mourn, with another we rejoice.
Over the Centuries, the Island of Malta Has Sheltered Jewish Refugees and Amassed Jewish Slaves
It now has a small but flourishing Jewish community.