Israel’s Presence in the West Bank Violates No International Laws
Whatever the UN says to the contrary.
December 28, 2016
From the Maccabees, A Lesson on Separation of Church and State
Talmudic rabbis never forgave the combining of priesthood with the monarchy.
Mattathias the Hasmonean, leader of the revolt against the Syrian-Greek king Antiochus, was also a member of the priestly caste. After the successful expulsion of the Greeks from the land of Israel, his son Judah the Maccabee and their descendants assumed both the high priesthood and, in the absence of a legitimate descendant of the Davidic dynasty, the kingship. The merging of these two roles earned the Hasmoneans criticism in rabbinic and proto-rabbinic sources. Richard Hidary explains:
December 28, 2016
Iran Plans a Maritime Expansion
Naval bases in Syria, Yemen, and perhaps even farther abroad.
The Palestinian Authority’s Real Strategy Can Be Found in Its Textbooks
Even as Abbas talks peace, he prepares children for war.
From the Maccabees, A Lesson on Separation of Church and State
Talmudic rabbis never forgave the combining of priesthood with the monarchy.
Restored: an Ancient Road to the Temple
After 2,000 years.