The Litani River’s Strategic Significance
“The Litani can only be crossed in a few places, so it can be supervised.”
October 15, 2024
Christopher Columbus Might Have Had Jewish Ancestry. Or Maybe Not
For anti-Semites, he could now become the new avatar of Jewish settler colonialism.
As I mentioned in yesterday’s newsletter, I thought widely circulated claims, put forth in a recent Spanish television documentary, of conclusive genetic evidence that Christopher Columbus was Jewish—or even had Jewish ancestry—were a little overblown. In fact, it’s not even entirely clear the DNA researchers analyzed belonged to the famed explorer, even if there is reason to believe so. Menachem Wecker investigated the claims, and spoke with a variety of experts, among them the historian of New World Sephardim Ronnie Perelis:
October 15, 2024
October 7 Was a Disaster for Palestinians
“We need the blood of the children, women, and elderly to ignite within us the spirit of revolution.”
Witnessing a Hamas Massacre from a Safe Room
And a father’s heroic rescue.
How Judaism Fosters Stronger Neighborhoods and More Resilient Children
With a sense of community, a lost child isn’t a crisis.
Christopher Columbus Might Have Had Jewish Ancestry. Or Maybe Not
For anti-Semites, he could now become the new avatar of Jewish settler colonialism.