Israel Cannot Protect Itself with Airpower Alone
Only a determined ground effort can break the spirit of the enemy.
September 9, 2019
There Will Always be Jews Willing to Aid Anti-Semites
From the books of Maccabees to the Jewish sections of the Soviet Communist party.
In the book of Esther, the threat to Jews comes from Haman, a malicious Gentile who convinces others to hate Jews because they are different; by contrast, the books of Maccabees point to Hellenized Jews stoking the anger of the regime against those Jews who resist Hellenization. Dara Horn compares these Jewish anti-Semites with those Soviet Jews who joined the yevsektsii—the Jewish sections of the Communist party tasked with destroying traditional forms of Jewish life:
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Negotiations with the Taliban Have Convinced the Terrorists They Can Win
The terms being considered would benefit Pakistan and endanger the U.S.
However the Israel Government Chooses to Act, the Chief Rabbinate Is Losing Its Control over Marriage
Increasing numbers of young people are simply bypassing the rabbinic establishment.
There Will Always be Jews Willing to Aid Anti-Semites
From the books of Maccabees to the Jewish sections of the Soviet Communist party.
Solving the Mystery of the Best-Preserved Dead Sea Scroll
A foreign mineral treatment?