Good News about Public Opinion in the Persian Gulf
Significant numbers support religious moderation and peace with Israel.
August 12, 2021
Hope and Disappointment in Israel’s Desert Metropolis
Beersheba, city of the future.
Home to some 200,000 people, the modern city of Beersheba is located just three miles from the ancient city where, according to Genesis, Abraham made a treaty with the Philistine king Abimelech. Today it is the largest city in the Negev—the desert that makes up most of Israel’s south. Matti Friedman paints a portrait of the city:
August 12, 2021
Europe Pays Homage to Iran’s Bloodstained New President
“Terrorists take their place in the first row, we in Europe in the second.”
Hope and Disappointment in Israel’s Desert Metropolis
Beersheba, city of the future.
The Roots of American Political Division and Discontent
The clash within liberal democracy.
The Woman behind the First Printed Hebrew Prayer Book
Penitential prayers from Piove di Sacco.