The Sykes-Picot Agreement Obstructed, Rather Than Abetted, Jewish Aspirations for Statehood
Until it was revoked.
May 23, 2016
Should the Ban on Benedict Spinoza Be Lifted?
Subsuming Judaism to liberalism.
In considering the Jewish legacy of the great philosopher, who was formally expelled by the Sephardi community of Amsterdam in 1656, Steven B. Smith urges that we focus less on his attempt to undermine the authority of Jewish scripture as on his fundamental, and highly costly, ideas about religion and politics:
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Rectifying America’s Middle East Policy in the Wake of the Iran Deal
Push back.
Famous Novelists Throw an Anti-Israel Temper Tantrum, in Book Form
Courtesy of Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman.
Should the Ban on Benedict Spinoza Be Lifted?
Subsuming Judaism to liberalism.
A Christian Bible Scholar’s Tendentious Attack on Zionism
A dangerous book from a distinguished theologian.