The October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, and Israel’s response to it, has raised anew questions about the… READ MORE
The Israelite destruction of the Canaanites, found in biblical passages such as Deuteronomy 7:1–2, presents a conundrum to Christians. Here’s… READ MORE
I first visited Masada in the summer of 1982, wending my way up its treacherous “Snake Path” to the summit.… READ MORE
Since its founding on May 14, 1948, the State of Israel has fought three wars whose outcome arguably was existential:… READ MORE
Hilda Lipkind is an unlucky woman. Seven months pregnant–after three miscarriages–she is worried that her husband David is cheating on… READ MORE
When Daniel Silva publishes a new Gabriel Allon novel, I read it as quickly as I can. I get up… READ MORE
When a man greets Adam Lapid on the streets of Tel Aviv, Lapid recognizes him as a fellow prisoner at… READ MORE
Today is the 50th anniversary of the start of the Six Day War. In this article, historian Michael Oren, author… READ MORE
Hillel Halkin, Jabotinsky: A Life (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2014). Hardcover / Kindle One day, while I was… READ MORE
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~Gandalf
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