The Bloody and Futile Life of a Palestinian Terrorist Mastermind
After a career organizing massacres of Jews, Ahmad Jibril’s last years were spent organizing massacres of Palestinians.
October 6, 2021
Why London Was Right Not to Allow a Historic Synagogue to Be Swallowed Up amid Skyscrapers
Bevis Marks, the oldest European synagogue in continuous use.
Yesterday, municipal officials in the United Kingdom’s capital decided to block real-estate developers’ plan to build two massive skyscrapers next to the Bevis Marks synagogue. Writing just before the vote, Tom Holland argues that it would be wrong “to put a building that for over 300 years has served London as a great symbol of light permanently into shadow.” He explains the building’s history and significance:
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An Australian Journalist Argues That Jewish Letter-Writers Strike Fear in the Hearts of the Media
Is Jerusalem really a tougher assignment than Kabul?
Why London Was Right Not to Allow a Historic Synagogue to Be Swallowed Up amid Skyscrapers
Bevis Marks, the oldest European synagogue in continuous use.
To Make Sense of Modern Jewish Civilization, One Must First Ask “What Counts as Jewish?”
Should a Russian sculptor have chosen to carve Herod rather than Ivan the Terrible?