America’s Ham-Fisted Interference in Israeli Domestic Affairs
French police have arrested thousands of violent protestors, but the White House has issued no warnings.
July 13, 2023
The Short Career of an Overlooked Biblical Leader Teaches an Important Lesson about Political Stability
Tola ben Puah.
The title characters of the biblical book of Judges are not so much jurists but chieftains and military leaders, who serially unite some or all of the Israelite tribes to fight against various foreign oppressors. Between judges, there are often interregna during which Israel’s fortunes deteriorate. Some, like Gideon and Deborah, are the subjects of long narratives; others, like Tola ben Puah, merit only two verses. What is unique about Tola, Ami Hordes observes, is that these verses state that he “saved Israel” but do not say from whom.
July 13, 2023
The Dire Effects of the Third Reich’s Export of Anti-Semitism to the Middle East
Jew-hatred was a cause, not a consequence, of the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
By Taking an Israeli Hostage, Iran Undermines Iraqi Sovereignty
A Princeton University graduate student has been held captive by guerrillas since March.
The Short Career of an Overlooked Biblical Leader Teaches an Important Lesson about Political Stability
Tola ben Puah.
Britain’s Most Famous Convert to Judaism
Lord George Gordon, a/k/a Yisrael ben Avraham Avinu.