At the UN, Mahmoud Abbas’s Bombshell Surprises No One
It turns out to be a dud.
October 2, 2015
The Crypto-Jews of Palma de Mallorca
Returning to Judaism after 500 years of hiding.
The capital city of the Spanish island of Majorca was once home to a thriving Jewish community, many of whose members converted to Catholicism in 1492 when Spain officially expelled its Jews. In recent decades their descendants have been returning to Judaism, and now the island boasts a community of some 200 souls and a synagogue, as Ayelet Mamo Shay writes:
October 2, 2015
Iran Tries (Again) to Establish a Foothold in Gaza
Can a small splinter group become the Palestinian Hizballah?
Hatred of Israel Is Driving the Bible Out of Biblical Archaeology
Making “Bible” a dirty word.
How a French Convert to Judaism Outwitted the Mossad
The kidnapping of Yossele Schumacher, revisited.
The Crypto-Jews of Palma de Mallorca
Returning to Judaism after 500 years of hiding.