By Defending UNRWA, Israeli Defense Officials Put Short-Term Gains over Long-Term Strategy
The perpetuation of the “refugee problem” is an existential threat.
September 4, 2018
Divine Judgment and Divine Magnanimity during the Days of Awe
God prays that His own mercy will triumph.
Rosh Hashanah, according to ancient tradition, is the day that God sits in judgment over all of His creatures, determining who shall live and who shall die. Thus the liturgy comprises both praise for God’s might and splendor in His role as judge, and appeals to His mercy and compassion. Surveying a number of midrashic sources, Akiva Mattenson notes a tendency in rabbinic thought to equate God’s might with His mercy. One prooftext, for instance, is Numbers 14:17, in which Moses introduces a plea for forgiveness with the words “And now let the strength of my Lord grow great.” In the rabbinic view, Mattenson explains,
September 4, 2018
Turning the UN’s Army of Human Shields in Lebanon into Something that Restrains Hizballah
UNIFIL has failed to keep the peace.
Whitewashing Terrorism from Iranian History
An impressive work of scholarship with a glaring omission.
The British Government Blamed Jews for the Growth of Anti-Semitism during World War II
As told by recently unclassified documents.
Divine Judgment and Divine Magnanimity during the Days of Awe
God prays that His own mercy will triumph.