The EU Violates International Law, Steals Palestinian Land, and Then Demands Compensation from Israel
A European-backed PA landgrab.
November 17, 2017
The Ruined House: A Different Kind of Jewish Novel
An NYU professor channels the high priest.
In the The Ruined House—recently published in English translation—the Israeli-American Hebrew author Ruby Namdar tells the story of a worldly, assimilated Jewish professor of comparative culture who experiences a mid-life crisis—and immediately begins to channel an ancient high priest from the Jerusalem temple, experiencing, among other things, sudden aversions to various kinds of ritual impurity. Adam Kirsch writes in his review:
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Fascists and Anti-Fascists Agree: Blame the Jews!
The new anti-Semitism, right and left.
The New De-Escalation Zone in Syria Is Good for Iran and al-Qaeda, Bad for Israel and Jordan
Even if Iran and Russia abide by its terms.
The ACLU Has Given Up Defending Freedom of Religion
Religious liberty is perfectly fine so long as it doesn’t conflict with any other right or value.
The Ruined House: A Different Kind of Jewish Novel
An NYU professor channels the high priest.