International Opinion Should Invoke the Fourth Geneva Convention against Iran, Not Israel
Ignoring population transfer where it’s actually occurring.
December 23, 2016
The Jerusalem Papyrus and the Problem of Ancient Hebrew Forgeries
Obscure documents aren’t necessary to prove Jews’ connection to their homeland.
A few weeks ago—by coincidence, just after UNESCO passed two resolutions denying a Jewish connection to the Temple Mount—the Israel Antiquities Authority reported having obtained a papyrus from the 7th century BCE that mentioned Jerusalem. Shortly thereafter, other experts weighed in suggesting the writing might be a forgery, skillfully executed on genuinely ancient papyrus. Lawrence Schiffman comments on the general problem of forged documents in the history of ancient Israel:
December 23, 2016
How Orientalism Explains the Arab World and the Failure of the Peace Process
And how Edward Said’s Orientalism gets in the way.
Despite Old Canards, Zionism Isn’t at Odds with Liberalism
To condemn Israel, the New York Times unleashes the philosophers.
The Jerusalem Papyrus and the Problem of Ancient Hebrew Forgeries
Obscure documents aren’t necessary to prove Jews’ connection to their homeland.
Two Great Mystical Moralists of the 18th Century
One from Italy, one from Russia.