The Best Way to Stop Iran from Obtaining Nuclear Weapons Is to Destroy Its Nuclear Infrastructure
Unlike sanctions and negotiations, this tactic is tried and true.
July 22, 2020
The Grand Portico That Once Stood on the Edge of the Temple Mount
One of Herod’s many architectural achievements.
While not the most just or most popular ruler, Herod the Great—who ruled Judea from 37 to 4 BCE—was an ambitious builder, littering his kingdom with impressive structures. His massive expansion of the Temple complex in Jerusalem includes what is now known as the Western Wall, as well as a vast semi-enclosed building at the southern end of the Temple Mount, known as the royal stoa or portico. With a roof, and rows of columns in lieu of walls, the portico could be used for public gathering and commerce, and was described by the ancient historian Josephus as “more noteworthy than any [similar structure] under the sun.” The Biblical Archaeological Society describes what creating such a structure entailed:
July 22, 2020
The Growing Independence of India’s Defense Industry Will Strengthen the Israel-India Alliance
How Israel’s technical capacities serve its foreign relations.
Israel Should Prepare to Strike Back if the ICC Recognizes a Palestinian State
Legal acrobatics.
In the Jewish Tradition, Teachers—Not Kings, Saints, or Prophets—Are the Greatest Heroes
Remembering Nahum Eliezer Rabinovitch’s legacy of moral and intellectual integrity.
The Grand Portico That Once Stood on the Edge of the Temple Mount
One of Herod’s many architectural achievements.