The Oslo Peace Process: A Calamity for Both Israel and the Palestinians
Delegitimizing Israel while legitimizing the PLO.
September 7, 2016
The Carefully Crafted Message of the Book of Judges
A literary masterpiece in the prophetic tradition.
Academic scholarship on the book of Judges has largely either focused on evaluating it as a historical account or seen it as a hodgepodge of ancient folklore and heroic tales more similar to Greek epic than to anything else in the Bible. To Robin Baker, however, it is the work of an author (or authors) with considerable literary skill, aiming to convey a message akin to that of the Bible’s prophetic books:
September 7, 2016
Will No One Support the Kurds’ Quest for Statehood?
More likely to appear on the menu than to get a seat at the table.
Al-Qaeda Scores a Comeback against Islamic State
Rumors of its demise have been exaggerated.
No, Religious-Freedom Laws Don’t Protect Child Abusers
Whatever the Daily Beast says.
The Carefully Crafted Message of the Book of Judges
A literary masterpiece in the prophetic tradition.