Hannah Arendt, Adolf Eichmann, and the Jews
A book that hasn’t lost its ability to appall.
February 23, 2018
Archaeologists May Have Found a Clay Seal Belonging to the Prophet Isaiah
The right name, the right time, and the right place. But is it the right Isaiah?
Since 2009, a team of archaeologists has been excavating an area of Jerusalem to the south of the Temple Mount knows as the Ophel, where they believe they have found a royal palace complex mentioned at various points in the Bible and perhaps first constructed by King Solomon. Sifting through a pile of debris that appears to have been left undisturbed since biblical times, they have discovered clay seals known as bullae, which were used to stamp letters and documents. Eilat Mazar, the excavation’s director, writes:
February 23, 2018
Europe Can’t Effectively Stop the U.S. from Reimposing Sanctions on Iran
Despite threats to the contrary.
Anti-Semitic Violence in France Continues Unabated, as Does the Indifference of French Politicians
Shouting “death to the Jews” doesn’t count as incitement.
Archaeologists May Have Found a Clay Seal Belonging to the Prophet Isaiah
The right name, the right time, and the right place. But is it the right Isaiah?
Islamic State and al-Qaeda Are Still Formidable Enemies
They’ve lost many battles, but not the war.