Why Iran-Backed Forces Attacked Abu Dhabi
And how Israel can help.
January 26, 2022
Renovating One of the Oldest Parts of Jerusalem, and Getting a Better Understanding of the City’s Story
The Tower of David and Jerusalem’s missing foundations.
Despite its name, the Tower of David—the citadel locater near the Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem’s Old City—has little connection to King David. Much of it was constructed during the Hasmonean and Herodian periods (i.e., the 1st and 2nd centuries BCE), although the oldest structures date as far back the 8th century BCE. Since the 1980s, it has also been home to a museum that is now undergoing renovations, meant to reflect the newest advances in conservation. Ruth Marks Eglash writes:
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Abandoning the East-Med Gas Pipeline Strengthens Vladimir Putin’s Hand
By elevating environmental over strategic concerns, Washington has undermined Israel and its other allies.
A University President Discovers that Anti-Semitism Need Not Come from the Right
When your “diversity, equity, and inclusion senator” starts cursing the Jews.
Renovating One of the Oldest Parts of Jerusalem, and Getting a Better Understanding of the City’s Story
The Tower of David and Jerusalem’s missing foundations.
Why Jews Opposed Prohibition, and Why Prohibitionists Became Anti-Semites
“My fight right now is against the Homebrew and the Hebrew.”