The Middle East, and Its Oil, Are Crucial to China’s Grand Strategy
Is Beijing pivoting to the Middle East?
September 8, 2020
Biblical Dates Come to Life
Using archaeological seeds to recreate an ancient variety.
The Hebrew Bible and the Talmud make frequent mention of the date palm, and both works list its fruit among the agricultural products that distinguish the Land of Israel. After fifteen years of effort, a team of Israeli scientists have used 2,000-year-old seeds to recreate the dates of the Bible. Isabel Kershner writes:
September 8, 2020
Palestinian Leaders Have Prevented Peace to Maintain the Flow of Aid Money
A Saudi journalist sees the “Palestinian issue” having the same fate as the “Andalusian issue.”
The Iranian President’s Record of Suppression
Even with plainly documented torture and mass arrests, the myth of Rouhani the moderate persists.
How Official France Has Obscured the Role of Jewish Resisters in Rescuing Their Brethren from the Nazis
What Jesse Eisenberg gets wrong.
Biblical Dates Come to Life
Using archaeological seeds to recreate an ancient variety.