In Postwar Syria, It’s Hard to Tell Where the Assad Regime Ends and Iranian Control Starts
Hizballah takes up positions in the Golan.
December 5, 2018
In Search of the Queen of Sheba, and Also the Ark of the Covenant
Excavations in Ethiopia may shed some light on the biblical story.
In its account of the heyday of King Solomon’s reign, purportedly in the 10th century BCE, the first book of Kings relates a visit from the queen of a distant and prosperous land called Sheba. While the popular European and Ethiopian imagination alike locate Sheba in Ethiopia, archaeologists and historians are less certain. No corroborating evidence about the queen exists, but recent excavations of the ruins of a palace in the ancient Ethiopian city of Aksum may change that, writes Stanley Stewart.
December 5, 2018
The U.S. Isn’t Involved in the Middle East in Order to Support Israel. It Supports Israel because It’s Involved in the Middle East
What the president misunderstands about the alliance.
To Defend Terrorism, Palestinian Factions Set Aside Their Differences
Fatah doesn’t want the UN to condemn its bitter enemy, Hamas.
Hanukkah’s Message of Jewish Resilience in the Face of Persecution Remains as Relevant Today as in 160 BCE
Two competing responses to blood in the sanctuary.
In Search of the Queen of Sheba, and Also the Ark of the Covenant
Excavations in Ethiopia may shed some light on the biblical story.