Syria’s Return to the Arab League Shows What a Post-American Middle East Would Look Like
Creating a vacuum China and Russia will fill.
May 31, 2023
The Return of the Jews to Portugal
And a Portuguese return to Judaism.
Jews have lived in Portugal since at least the 5th century CE. In the late 15th century, the Jewish population peaked as thousands of Spanish Jews entered the country fleeing persecution and then the expulsion of 1492. Only five years later, the Portuguese king decreed that all his Jewish subjects had to be baptized, after which Judaism became illegal—leading to the relatively high number of crypto-Jews in the country. Laurence Julius describes the revival of the Jewish community in the city of Porto:
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A Recent Film Spreads a Debunked Tale of Israeli Atrocities, and Earns Praise
Not just blaming the Jewish state, but attempting to delegitimize it.
What Being Jewish and Attending West Point Have in Common
Uncool and commanded.
A Second Temple-Era Ledger Found in Jerusalem
Evidence about ancient Jewish literacy.
The Return of the Jews to Portugal
And a Portuguese return to Judaism.