The Israeli Left Shoots Itself in the Foot by Demonizing Benjamin Netanyahu
He’s done nothing anti-democratic—and he’s curbed the growth of settlements.
January 25, 2019
The Democratic Teaching of the Covenant at Sinai
A higher law and the consent of the governed.
This week’s Torah reading of Yitro (Exodus 18-20) describes the covenant at Mount Sinai and the giving of the Ten Commandments. As the climactic moment of revelation nears, God instructs Moses to gather together all the people—regardless of age, sex, or status—and convey to them the terms of the covenant; only after they accept these terms does God reveal Himself on the mountain. Jonathan Sacks sees here a profound political message:
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How British Universities Fell into the Clutches of the Anti-Israel Movement
The media and student unions take one side, and administrators won’t push back.
Anti-Boycott Laws Don’t Violate the First Amendment
The ACLU’s perverse argument.
The Theological, Political, and Personal Roots of Reinhold Niebuhr’s Zionism
Philo-Semitism and an appreciation of national freedom.
The Democratic Teaching of the Covenant at Sinai
A higher law and the consent of the governed.