The New U.S. Peace Initiative Isn’t a Solution to the Israel-Palestinian Conflict—Nor Should It Be
The new plan and its predecessors.
February 12, 2020
Can Middle Eastern Christians Lead the Way in Combating Anti-Semitism?
An Iraqi-Canadian bishop reflects on the Abrahamic legacy.
Born and raised to a Christian family in Iraq, Bawai Soro eventually settled in Canada and pursued a career as a priest; since 2017, he has served as a bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Canada. Soro believes strongly in the importance of the theological links between Judaism and Christianity, and sees Abraham—born in the ancient city of Ur—as an “Iraqi-Mesopotamian” who is the spiritual progenitor of both religions. In an interview with Amanda Achtman, he discusses his hopes that his fellow Middle Eastern Christians will put aside their traditional anti-Semitism:
February 12, 2020
How a Peerless Scholar of Victorian England Found Hope in Jewish History
Gertrude Himmelfarb wanted the Jewish people to be defined by the qualities that had enabled it to endure.
Can Middle Eastern Christians Lead the Way in Combating Anti-Semitism?
An Iraqi-Canadian bishop reflects on the Abrahamic legacy.
The Untold Story of the Jewish State’s Founding Document
Declaring Israel’s independence.
A Sukkot Picnic with Natan Sharansky
Reflections on the anniversary of the celebrated refusenik’s release.