Is Barack Obama Nostalgic for a “White” Israel?
The kibbutz Israel he's nostalgic for was a font of ethnic chauvinism.
May 27, 2015
A common, but false, dichotomy.
Since the Middle Ages, Jewish and Christian theologians have tended to see reason and revelation as opposites in need of reconciliation. Yoram Hazony argues that this view creates a false dichotomy and, moreover, distorts the biblical understanding of revelation:
The kibbutz Israel he's nostalgic for was a font of ethnic chauvinism.
The quest for a peace agreement has stalled material improvement.
A common, but false, dichotomy.
According to Josephus, the city was built by King Solomon.
The chief Islamic judge of Jordan was heckled there by Palestinians.
Since the Middle Ages, Jewish and Christian theologians have tended to see reason and revelation as opposites in need of reconciliation. Yoram Hazony argues that this view creates a false dichotomy and, moreover, distorts the biblical understanding of revelation:
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