Arab-Jewish Coexistence Is One of Israel’s Greatest Achievements. Political Extremists Could Undo It
Itamar Ben-Gvir promises only the Lebanonization of Israel.
October 26, 2022
A democratic republic needs something like the Bible more than Bible believers need a democratic republic.
In America’s Book: The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization, 1794-1911, the historian Mark Noll picks up where his previous volume on the Bible in colonial America left off. Yisroel Ben-Porat, in his review, comments on the special place Noll assigns to the debates over slavery in the decades leading up to the civil war:
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Login or SubscribeItamar Ben-Gvir promises only the Lebanonization of Israel.
The Islamic Republic’s best weapons are spreading far and wide.
A schoolteacher was forced into police protection after anti-Semitic abuse and intimidation.
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A democratic republic needs something like the Bible more than Bible believers need a democratic republic.