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April 17, 2024

The Fate of Gaza’s Antiquities

The room where Napoleon slept, and how precious artifacts escaped to Switzerland.

Thanks to Hamas’s policy of deliberately embedding its military infrastructure amid and beneath civilian areas, the current war has taken a serious toll on the Gaza Strip’s many archaeological sites. The Times of Israel reports:

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April 17, 2024

  1. Iran’s Calculations and America’s Mistake

    The recent attacks show that the U.S. must take the lead.

  2. What to Make of Donald Trump’s Recent Statements about Jews, Democrats, and Israel

    Treading dangerously close to the good-Jews/bad-Jews dichotomy.

  3. Zionism and Anti-Zionism: A History

    A new online course explains the ideas behind the words.

  4. The Fate of Gaza’s Antiquities

    The room where Napoleon slept, and how precious artifacts escaped to Switzerland.

  5. Is the Seder a Tale of the Exodus or a Reenactment of Ancient Sacrifice?

    Learning from a rejected liturgy.