What the Battle for Raqqa Tells Us about Civilian Casualties in the Gaza War
There were proportionately vastly fewer Gazan casualties in Israel’s 2014 war with Hamas.
October 31, 2017
Putting the Talmud on Trial in Medieval France
Books were burned, but Judaism went unextinguished.
In 1239, Pope Gregory IX informed the church hierarchy in France of the alleged threat posed by the Talmud, the contents of which had recently begun to be discovered by clerical scholars. The next year a public trial was held for the holy book in Paris. A newly published volume, The Trial of the Talmud, contains translations of contemporary documents related to the event along with historical essays and commentary. Sarah Ifft Decker writes in her review:
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Celebrating Israel’s Century-Long Special Relationship with Australia
Remembering the battle of Beersheba.
A New Book Calls Out the Tellers of Anti-Israel Lies
Palestinians could be much nearer to self-rule if our progressive media and academy told the truth about Israel.
Artur Szyk: Artist, Zionist, Patriot, and Jew
A jewel box overflowing with images of Jewish heroes and Nazi monsters.
Putting the Talmud on Trial in Medieval France
Books were burned, but Judaism went unextinguished.