Israel Shouldn’t Get Its Hopes Up about Iraq
Any outreach to the Jewish state is a product of temporary desperation.
February 4, 2019
A Unique Biblical-Era Head Could Depict an Ancient King
A detailed miniature from Abel-beth-maacah.
For several years, archaeologists have been exploring an ancient site in northern Israel they have identified as Abel-beth-maacah, a city mentioned in the biblical books of Samuel and Kings. Among their finds is an exquisitely sculpted miniature head, made from a material known as faience and likely dating to the 9th century BCE. Naama Yahalom-Mack describes the object’s significance:
February 4, 2019
Why American Efforts to Train Arab Armies Have Failed, and How They Can Succeed
A cultural gap not easily bridged.
Amnesty International’s Campaign against Tourism to Israel
An attempt to ignore the history of Judaism and Christianity.
Felix Nussbaum’s Artistic Depictions of the Holocaust as It Unfolded
Paintings from a Jew in hiding.
A Unique Biblical-Era Head Could Depict an Ancient King
A detailed miniature from Abel-beth-maacah.