The Morality of Israel’s War
The moral inversion that treats the Israeli military as criminal and Hamas as heroic will only encourage further barbarism.
October 2, 2026
A death greatly exaggerated.
The decline of traditional religiosity in the West is a trend Mosaic has paid much attention to. But in their recent book, The Death of Religion?, Byron R. Johnson and Thomas S. Kidd argue that all is not as it seems. Stephen Presley writes in his review:
The moral inversion that treats the Israeli military as criminal and Hamas as heroic will only encourage further barbarism.
Despite its incredible successes, Israel has yet to defeat the enemy that stormed its gates.
Kaddish will continue to be said; Jews will continue to gather to say it.
Reflections on the frailty of a sukkah in stormy weather.
A death greatly exaggerated.
The decline of traditional religiosity in the West is a trend Mosaic has paid much attention to. But in their recent book, The Death of Religion?, Byron R. Johnson and Thomas S. Kidd argue that all is not as it seems. Stephen Presley writes in his review:
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