A Lesson from Moshe Dayan for Israel’s Syria Policy
Israel can show its enemies, and third parties, that it has both the will and the ability to fight and to win.
December 11, 2019
The Biblical “Unicorns” of Israel’s Deserts
Meet the oryx.
The Bible makes frequent mention of a horned animal called a r’em, often invoked as symbol of might or majesty. Following the Greek Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate, which render the word as monoceros and unicornis, respectively, the King James Bible translates it as “unicorn.” Other translations include wild ox, buffalo, and rhinoceros, but there is reason to think that the r’em is in fact an oryx, found in Israel’s deserts since ancient times. Amit Naor speculates that this beast may be the inspiration for legends of unicorns, and certainly for the reports of unicorn sightings in the Land of Israel:
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There Is No Equivalency between Tory Islamophobia and Labor Anti-Semitism
The fallacy of the reasonable centrist.
How the U.S. Can Help Iranians Win Their Freedom
Thoughts from an Iranian who fell in love with America.
What Judaism Has to Say about Capitalism
It deserves at least one cheer.
The Biblical “Unicorns” of Israel’s Deserts
Meet the oryx.