Saudi Arabia Parts Ways with the Palestinian Cause
Possible signs of inching toward normalization with Israel.
March 21, 2023
How One of France’s Most Notorious Terrorists Came to Be Venerated as a Hero
The legacy of Mohammed Merah.
During nine days in March 2012, Mohammed Merah killed three French soldiers in his native Toulouse and the nearby city of Montauban, before attacking a Jewish school where he murdered one adult and three children. Earlier this month, a French court convicted two men of “terrorism apologia” for posing on social media with a mock soccer jersey bearing Merah’s name and the number 7 (an apparent reference to the number of his victims). The stunt, writes Liam Duffy, is symptomatic of Merah’s status as a hero in the eyes of some Frenchmen:
March 21, 2023
How One of France’s Most Notorious Terrorists Came to Be Venerated as a Hero
The legacy of Mohammed Merah.
Is Israel Winning Its “War between Wars”?
Airstrikes might not be enough.
How the Vatican Acquired One of the World’s Most Impressive Collections of Hebrew Manuscripts
The pope’s not-so-secret Jewish treasures.
The Lost Language of the Amorites Has Finally Been Discovered
Shedding light on the Israelites’ biblical enemies.