The Hamas Terrorists Trapped in a Tunnel Are a Test for Israel
Their surrender could be a symbol of victory.
November 14, 2025
What New Research Reveals about the Siege of Masada
A much shorter battle than previously believed.
From 1963 to 1965, Israeli archaeologists, organized by the soldier-scholar Yigael Yadin, undertook the excavation of the fortress of Masada where Jewish rebels made their last stand against Rome. It is, as Lawrence Schiffman writes, “one of Israel’s largest and most successful archaeological projects.” Schiffman examines new evidence that the Roman siege of Masada did not last three years, as is often assumed, but instead might have taken as little as one or two months:
November 14, 2025
The Threats to Israel from Syria Remain
The need for constant vigilance.
It Will Take More Than Withholding Funds to Fix the Universities
What the Trump administration has achieved, and what remains to be done.
The Idolatry of Artificial Intelligence
Ascribing magical power to the work of human hands.
What New Research Reveals about the Siege of Masada
A much shorter battle than previously believed.