What the U.S. Can Learn from Israel about Emergency Medical Response
The Hatzalah model.
April 27, 2018
Three Centuries of Christian Zionism in America
From Puritan settlers to the Six-Day War.
In 1886, an American Evangelist named William Blackstone returned home from a trip to Palestine. Inspired, he composed a petition to then-President Benjamin Harrison requesting that he “consider the condition of the Israelites and their claims to Palestine as their ancient home,” since Jews have as much right to a state in their homeland as Serbs and Bulgarians do in theirs. The petition received over 400 signatures from such prominent figures as John D. Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan. This was but one noteworthy instance in the long history of Christian sympathy with Zionism, the topic of a recent book by Samuel Goldman, who discusses it here. (Interview by Jonathan Silver. Audio, about one hour.)
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Jeremy Corbyn Won’t Take Anti-Semitism Seriously
It fits too neatly with hard-left ideology.
The Deep-Seated Prejudice behind Britain’s Commitment to Letting Alfie Evans Die
The British elite will use the police to make sure a working-class child dies of starvation.
Israel’s Newfound Popularity in Syria
The Palestinian cause is no longer sacrosanct.
Three Centuries of Christian Zionism in America
From Puritan settlers to the Six-Day War.