How the Iran Deal Has Exacerbated the Crisis in Syria
We haven't intervened because we want to placate Iran.
September 10, 2015
Megiddo: The Cradle of Biblical Archaeology
The ancient city's name is the source of the word Armageddon.
The ancient city of Megiddo in northern Israel is mentioned in Assyrian, Egyptian, Hittite, and Hebrew texts, and its name is the source (via the New Testament) of the word Armageddon. The archaeologist Israel Finkelstein talks about the city’s history and explains its importance to the field of biblical archaeology itself. (Video, about 8 minutes.)
September 10, 2015
It Takes a Village to Raise a Terrorist
Are “lone wolf” terror attacks really isolated incidents?
Megiddo: The Cradle of Biblical Archaeology
The ancient city's name is the source of the word Armageddon.
Arguing about Maimonides in 14th-Century France
On the relationship between philosophy and Judaism.
European Countries Should Stop and Think Before Throwing Open Their Borders to Middle Eastern Migrants
Laudable instincts for compassion must be combined with caution.