Iran’s Struggle with Israel Is Ideological and Religious—Not Geopolitical
A Shiite twist on the war against the Jews.
September 14, 2021
Why Didn’t Palestinians or Israeli Arabs Rally in Support of Fugitive Terrorists?
Only a threat to al-Aqsa seems to rile passions.
On Friday, Israeli police apprehended four of the six Palestinian prisoners who had escaped from prison a few days earlier. They reportedly sought shelter and food in Arab villages, but the locals were unwilling to help them, and in fact assisted in their capture. Although the past few days have seen rocket fire from Gaza, and stabbing and shooting attacks from the West Bank, there has been no outbreak of mass demonstrations—contrary to the grim expectations of Israeli security officials, who feared a repeat of the rioting in Arab communities last summer. Aaron Lerner writes:
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Why Didn’t Palestinians or Israeli Arabs Rally in Support of Fugitive Terrorists?
Only a threat to al-Aqsa seems to rile passions.
Understanding Jonah’s Prayer from the Belly of the Whale
After sinking to the depths, a way up.
The Founder of Hadassah Invigorated American Zionism and Brought Thousands of Jewish Children to the Land of Israel
Henrietta Szold.
Six Decades after Opening Its Doors to Jews, Oxford Opened Them to Jewish Studies
A process a century in the making.