The Enduring Irrationality of Anti-Semitism
Timeless thoughts from a great historian.
November 2, 2018
A clash of ideas, not of civilizations.
To defeat the forces of jihadism, writes Eran Lerman, a three-pronged approach is necessary: using military and economic might to destroy the armies of Islamic State and al-Qaeda and to prevent Iran and other countries from acquiring nuclear weapons; helping to improve the socioeconomic and political conditions in countries that are recruiting grounds for terrorist groups; and working to delegitimize the religious and political ideas that motivate Islamist terrorism. Concerning the last prong, Lerman writes:
Timeless thoughts from a great historian.
A clash of ideas, not of civilizations.
In some ways, halakhah is more about social norms than about law.
When aimed at the ultra-Orthodox, it generally goes unnoticed.
Isaac, Ishmael, . . . and Fatimah.
To defeat the forces of jihadism, writes Eran Lerman, a three-pronged approach is necessary: using military and economic might to destroy the armies of Islamic State and al-Qaeda and to prevent Iran and other countries from acquiring nuclear weapons; helping to improve the socioeconomic and political conditions in countries that are recruiting grounds for terrorist groups; and working to delegitimize the religious and political ideas that motivate Islamist terrorism. Concerning the last prong, Lerman writes:
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