Islamic Jihad Wants a Fight with Israel. Hamas Does Not
The two terrorist groups have a common patron, but different incentives.
November 14, 2019
By Ignoring Judaism, a New Book Errs in Trying to Explain the Origins of the Modern Idea of Religion
But another book provides insight into mankind’s religious nature.
In Religion as We Know It, Jack Miles, a renowned scholar of comparative religion, notes that modern Western notions of religion, and of the difference between the sacred and secular, have been “profoundly shaped by Christian assumptions.” Miles traces these assumptions specifically to early Christianity’s experience with persecution. But, writes Elaine Pagels in her review, his story of how this conception of religion came into being has a major flaw:
November 14, 2019
The European Union’s Ruling on Labeling Products Is Meant to Attack Israel
Only the Jewish state is singled out with such regulations.
Mahmoud Abbas Has Called for Palestinian Elections. Will They Happen, and What Do They Mean for Israel?
Jerusalem can’t allow Hamas to extend its influence in the West Bank.
By Ignoring Judaism, a New Book Errs in Trying to Explain the Origins of the Modern Idea of Religion
But another book provides insight into mankind’s religious nature.
The Great Jewish Fencer Who Served as the Nazis’ Token Jew at the 1936 Olympics
A new play about Helene Mayer.