Europe’s Eagerness to Appease Iran Has Led It to Turn a Blind Eye to Terror in Its Backyard
Including attacks on Jewish kindergartens.
April 3, 2019
What Became of the Treasures of the Second Temple?
Last seen in Jerusalem.
According to an eight-century-old rumor, which persists in some Jewish circles today despite the lack of evidence to support it, sacred items from the Second Temple lie in the vaults of the Vatican. The ancient historian Josephus recounts that the golden menorah, the table of the showbread, and other ritual objects were indeed transported to Rome after the Temple was destroyed in 70 CE, paraded through its streets in a triumphal procession—depicted famously in the Arch of Titus—and then placed in the recently built Temple of Peace. In the last post of a five-part series, Carl Rasmussen explores what happened to them next:
April 3, 2019
Compared with What the U.S. Spends Defending Its Other Allies, Military Aid to Israel Isn’t All That Great
Washington sends dollars to Israel, but soldiers everywhere else.
How the U.S.-Saudi Relationship Can Be Salvaged, and Why It Should Be
Neither the White House nor Congress has the right approach.
What Became of the Treasures of the Second Temple?
Last seen in Jerusalem.
The Grandfather of Israeli Ultra-Orthodoxy and His Complex Attitude toward Zionism
The Ḥazon Ish.