Why Iran’s Previous Nuclear Activities Still Matter
The U.S. chooses to ignore Iranian cheating.
December 4, 2015
The Japanese Prince Who Believes Judaism Could Redeem His Country Turns 100
To him, the Jews were the key to Western civilization.
Takahito Mikasa, Emperor Hirohito’s younger brother, has dedicated much of his life to scholarship of the ancient Near East, is a fluent Hebrew speaker, and appears frequently at Jewish communal events in Tokyo. He traces his interest in Judaism, ultimately, to his experiences in World War II, when, shocked by the horrific behavior of the Japanese army at Nanking, he came to oppose the war and his country’s institutionalized brutality. Menachem Butler presents an overview of Mikasa’s journey:
December 4, 2015
Current Efforts to End the Syrian Civil War Won’t Work
An Israeli perspective.
The Horrific Details of the 1972 Munich Massacre
Covered up by the German government for twenty years.
Faith, the Academic Study of Religion, and the Need for Humility
Questioning “methodological atheism.”
The Japanese Prince Who Believes Judaism Could Redeem His Country Turns 100
To him, the Jews were the key to Western civilization.